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DISCOMFITURE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Anxious embarrassmentplay

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)

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