discomfitverb [ T ]
uk/dɪˈskʌm.fɪt/us/dɪˈskʌm.fɪt/formalto make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally
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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- burn
- go too far idiom
- goat
- grate
- hack
- hack sb off
- harass
- nose
- ruffle sb's feathers idiom
- set sb's teeth on edge idiom
- step/tread on sb's toes idiom
- stick in sb's craw idiom
- stick in sb's throat idiom
- tee
- toe
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discomfiture
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈskʌm.fɪ.tʃər/us/dɪˈskʌm.fɪ.tʃɚ/
She turned away to hide her discomfiture.