DISCOMFITURE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word discomfiture. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DISCOMFITURE
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| awkwardness | nounn | |||||
noun • unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • the quality of an embarrassing situation • the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant • the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) • trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape | ||||||
| chagrin | nounn | |||||
noun • strong feelings of embarrassment verb • cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | ||||||
| confusion | nounn | |||||
noun • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||
| dismay | verbv | |||||
noun • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • fear resulting from the awareness of danger verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||
| embarrassment | nounn | |||||
noun • the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public • the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy) • some event that causes someone to be embarrassed • extreme excess | ||||||
| humiliation | nounn | |||||
noun • state of disgrace or loss of self-respect • strong feelings of embarrassment • an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect • depriving one of self-esteem | ||||||
| mortification | nounn | |||||
noun • strong feelings of embarrassment • the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) • an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect • (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) | ||||||
| unease | nounn | |||||
noun • physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) • the trait of seeming ill at ease | ||||||
| discomposure | nounn | |||||
noun • anxious embarrassment • a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure | ||||||
| disconcertion | nounn | |||||
noun • anxious embarrassment | ||||||
| disconcertment | nounn | |||||
noun • anxious embarrassment | ||||||