discomfiture
noun[U]
formaluk/dɪˈskʌm.fɪ.tʃər/us/dɪˈskʌm.fɪ.tʃɚ/anuncomfortableorembarrassedfeeling:
Sheturnedaway tohideher discomfiture.
To my discomfiture hebeganwhistlingloudly.
See
discomfit
- She wasenjoyingheropponents' discomfiture as shespoke.
- Sensing his discomfiture, Ichangedthesubject.
- Thereportwasreleasedon theeveof theelectionto thegreatdiscomfiture of thegovernment.
- Hehopedthat hisfacedid not show the discomfiture hefelt.
Anxiety and worry - general words
- agita
- agitation
- angst
- anti-stress
- apprehension
- jitters
- nerve
- nervousness
- oppression
- overwork
- panic attack
- perturbation
- strain
- tension
- the collywobbles
- tizzy
- trepidation
- uneasiness
- vexation
- willie