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Comfiture
(gcide) | Comfiture \Com"fi*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F. confiture; cf. LL.
confecturae sweetmeats, confectura a preparing. See Comfit,
and cf. Confiture.]
See Comfit, n.
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discomfiture
(encz) | discomfiture,rozpaky Zdeněk Brož |
Discomfiture
(gcide) | Discomfiture \Dis*com"fi*ture\ (?; 135), n. [OF. desconfiture,
F. d['e]confiture. See Discomfort, v. t., and cf.
Comfiture.]
The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited;
rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and
dejection.
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Every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was
a very great discomfiture. --1 Sam. xiv.
20.
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A hope destined to end . . . in discomfiture and
disgrace. --Macaulay.
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discomfiture
(wn) | discomfiture
n 1: anxious embarrassment [syn: discomfiture, discomposure,
disconcertion, disconcertment] |
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