discomfiture

n. 失败, 狼狈, 困窘, 挫败, 败北

发音

UK /dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃə(ɹ)/
其它
UK /dɪsˈkʊmfɪtʃə/

词形变化

discomfitures 复数 discomfitures

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Defeat in battle.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

discomposure disconcertion disconcertment

上位词 2

anxiety embarrassment

词源

From Old French desconfiture (“rout, defeat”); compare French déconfiture.

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