discomfiture in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for discomfiture in the English»French Dictionary

discomfiture [Brit dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃə, Am dɪsˈkəmfəˌtʃər] N liter

discomfiture

embarras m

discomfiture in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for discomfiture in the English»French Dictionary

discomfiture [dɪˈskʌmpfɪtʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] N no pl form

discomfiture

embarras m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The general himself led his infantry, and the enemy's discomfiture was completed by a blinding storm of rain and hail.

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Adverse comments from many added to her discomfiture.

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She hated the attention, and his drinking only compounded her discomfiture.

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By definition, strain implies discomfiture, so it should follow that molecules with large amounts of transannular strain should have higher energies than those without.

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I have seen (and worse, heard) their raucous and savage triumphalism, sneering and gloating at the discomfiture of traditionalists.

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Like the result it was considered appropriate discomfiture, the footballer's equivalent of sackcloth and ashes.

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There was, however, still some discomfiture with the decision not to permit trial by jury.

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The spirit feels the pain, senses the discomfiture of the flesh-body, even though the spirit is not ill.

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Love has no room for discomfiture at another person's good fortune....

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But was the 51-year-old blonde's discomfiture all that it seemed?

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