/ dɪsˈkʌmfɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] [ often passive ] ( literary ) to make sb feel confused or embarrassed
► dis·com·fit·ure / dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃə(r); NAmE / noun [ U ]:
He was clearly taking delight in her discomfiture.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense defeat in battle ): from Old French desconfit , past participle of desconfire , based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + conficere put together, from con- together + facere make.