Word of the Day: DISCOMFITURE

Chagrin or confusion

discomfiture (noun) - a feeling of embarrassment, awkwardness, or anxiety [dis-kuhm-fi-cher]

BREAKDOWN: DIS- (not) + COM- (with) + FIT- (to make) + -URE (act or state)

• discomfit means to make to feel confused, unsure, or embarrassed

See also: surfeit, confection

“The more we must respect someone, the readier we are to laugh at him. The comical is increased by the sight of the discomfiture of the one who is laughed at.” ―Henri Ellenberger