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discomfiture

/dis-kuhm-fi-cher/US // dɪsˈkʌm fɪ tʃər //

窘迫感,窘迫,弊端,弊病

Related Words

undoing撤消,撤销,解除,撤销权humiliation羞辱,耻辱,侮辱,屈辱agitation躁动,扰动,搅拌,搅拌器conquest征服,争夺,竞争,争夺战shame耻辱,羞愧,羞辱,羞愧难当uneasiness不安,不舒服,不安感,不安的感觉abashment贬损,抛弃,贬值,贬低perturbation扰动,干扰,微扰,扰乱descent血统,后裔,下降,裔ruin破坏,毁坏,毁掉,毁了disquiet忧虑,烦躁不安,焦虑,不安overthrow推翻,推翻了,推倒,打倒beating殴打,敲打,挨打,搏击demoralization士气低落,士气消沉,士气消退,士气comedown下来,下来了,回归,崩溃chagrin懊恼,懊悔,懊丧,懊恼的是confusion混乱,迷惑,混乱局面,困惑unease不安,不安情绪,不安的情绪,不安感failure失败,故障,失败者,失效discomposure处置,破坏性,破坏性的,破坏力

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of being disconcerted; confusion; embarrassment.
    • : frustration of hopes or plans.
    • : Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounembarrassment, frustration
Synonyms
abashment贬损,抛弃,贬值,贬低agitation躁动,扰动,搅拌,搅拌器beating殴打,敲打,挨打,搏击chagrin懊恼,懊悔,懊丧,懊恼的是comedown下来,下来了,回归,崩溃confusion混乱,迷惑,混乱局面,困惑conquest征服,争夺,竞争,争夺战defeat挫败,打败,失败,挫折demoralization士气低落,士气消沉,士气消退,士气descent血统,后裔,下降,裔disappointment失望,失落,失败,失意discomposure处置,破坏性,破坏性的,破坏力disconcertion忧虑,疑虑,忧心忡忡,担忧disconcertment忧虑,忧心忡忡,忧虑症,忧郁症disquiet忧虑,烦躁不安,焦虑,不安failure失败,故障,失败者,失效humiliation羞辱,耻辱,侮辱,屈辱overthrow推翻,推翻了,推倒,打倒perturbation扰动,干扰,微扰,扰乱rout溃败,溃散,溃疡,溃决ruin破坏,毁坏,毁掉,毁了shame耻辱,羞愧,羞辱,羞愧难当undoing撤消,撤销,解除,撤销权unease不安,不安情绪,不安的情绪,不安感uneasiness不安,不舒服,不安感,不安的感觉upset心烦意乱,心乱如麻,烦乱,心烦意乱的vexation烦扰,烦心事,苦恼,烦躁defeasance变卖,退让,递延,延期付款vanquishment征服,虚化,灭亡,消灭

Examples

  • We’re reacting to their public personas — and in the case of Mulaney specifically, many of us are expressing discomfiture that he deviated even slightly from the straitlaced nice guy he purported to represent.

  • Recent years have seen an increase in private sector health care, to, inevitably, the relief of some and discomfiture of others.

  • Hereupon he was caused much embarrassment and discomfiture, for of the three girls, he knew not which one was Irene.

  • He even felt a certain enjoyment in the discomfiture of the self-constituted posse of searchers for stolen goods.

  • The stranger regarded Hedges attentively, rather to the discomfiture of that functionary, who thought he was doubted.

  • The galling part of it was that Aunt Linda knew, and was chuckling, so to speak, over my discomfiture.

  • "Then I'll catch it," I said, laughing at his discomfiture, for I knew he loathed stirring porridge.

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