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DISCOMFITURE Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word discomfiture. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word discomfiture. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words 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

Best Hypernyms For DISCOMFITURE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for discomfiture, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
anxiety embarrassment

Alternatives for AWKWARDNESS

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