Sample Sentences fordiscomfit (auto-selected)
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A big burst of laughter at Daisy's discomfiture. (source)discomfiture = embarrassment or loss of composure
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...looking faintly embarrassed by his own discomfiture, [Alec] added quickly, "It's just—she won't even come out of her room for her own family." (source)discomfiture = loss of composure
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He grinned at the knight's obvious discomfit.† (source)
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I've never backed down from male relatives, either calf or bull, or let father and guardians discomfit me.† (source)
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He felt that he had penetrated more deeply than ever before into this intricate affair, and that he had originated a leading idea—he could say it without self-flattery—calculated to clear up the whole business, to strengthen him in his official career, to discomfit his enemies, and thereby to be of the greatest benefit to the government.† (source)
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A boy who can dodge over the roofs of Lahore city on a moonlight night, using every little patch and corner of darkness to discomfit his pursuer, is not likely to be checked by a line of well-trained soldiers.† (source)
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Joe's affability contrasted with the discomfiture of the men on the bench.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ure" converts the verb into a noun.
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Bellatrix said nothing, but looked, for the first time, a little discomfited.† (source)
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That espied Sir Lamorak, that Arthur and his blood were discomfit; and anon he was ready, and asked Palomides if he would any more joust.† (source)
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And yet there is a discomfiting aspect to all this rapport.† (source)
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GILES: It discomfits me!† (source)
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May thy grandest adventures Discomfitures prove, May thy joys be all dreams, And forgotten thy love.† (source)
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Though part of me was distracted by the idea that our neighbors might be peering out their windows at us, wondering what the exact nature of our relationship was, I was also, to be honest, almost discomfitingly flushed with a sensation I had not believed I would ever experience again.† (source)
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Two notable exceptions were Bewt, who was openly smiling at the banker's discomfiture, and the smuggler, Tuek, who appeared to be watching Kynes for a cue.† (source)
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I was neither disgusted nor flattered by the discovery I had made, Mr. Markos, but I was discomfited.† (source)
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She knew such garb would discomfit her father when he came to chastise her for making off with Myrcella.† (source)
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