Explore Discomfiture through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like discomposure or embarrassment. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Discomfiture in a sentence
Discomfiture meaning
- Defeat in battle.
- An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
Synonyms of Discomfiture
Using Discomfiture
- The main meaning on this page is: Defeat in battle. | An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
- Useful related words include: discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment, embarrassment.
Context around Discomfiture
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Discomfiture
- In this selection, "discomfiture" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, facial stand out and add context to how "discomfiture" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include express our discomfiture with the and hawke s discomfiture on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "discomfiture" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with discomfiture
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He never strays far from the comfort of his discomfiture, but he seems to have had a comedic haemorrhoidectomy. (19 words)
The facial discomfiture will vary, though the transition between mild indigestion and suppressed “Eureka!” will be as subtle as it is sudden. (22 words)
In recent times the discomfiture has been strengthened by wild statements made by the leaders of the Dravidian parties that India should resort to military means to solve the ethnic problem. (31 words)
On the rising spate of political motivated bomb attacks in the state, Osagiede said “We wish to express our discomfiture with the recent spate of bombings and other forms of violence recorded in the state recently. (36 words)
But what would have stayed in the minds of many viewers was Mr Hawke's discomfiture on the subject of the bugging of Mr Toohey's telephone and the whole security area. (32 words)
In recent times the discomfiture has been strengthened by wild statements made by the leaders of the Dravidian parties that India should resort to military means to solve the ethnic problem. (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
On the rising spate of political motivated bomb attacks in the state, Osagiede said “We wish to express our discomfiture with the recent spate of bombings and other forms of violence recorded in the state recently.
The facial discomfiture will vary, though the transition between mild indigestion and suppressed “Eureka!” will be as subtle as it is sudden.
But what would have stayed in the minds of many viewers was Mr Hawke's discomfiture on the subject of the bugging of Mr Toohey's telephone and the whole security area.
In recent times the discomfiture has been strengthened by wild statements made by the leaders of the Dravidian parties that India should resort to military means to solve the ethnic problem.
He never strays far from the comfort of his discomfiture, but he seems to have had a comedic haemorrhoidectomy.