DISCOMFITURE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Anxious embarrassment

Synonyms:

discomfiture; discomposure; disconcertion; disconcertment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("discomfiture" is a kind of...):

embarrassment (the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public)

anxiety (a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune)

Derivation:

discomfit (cause to lose one's composure)