Discomfits

Synonyms for "discomfits" (18 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

awkwardness complication defeat discomfort

Strong matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

disrupt embarrass embarrassment foil frustrate

Related words (9)

Noun(9 words)

hindrance obstacle outmaneuver outwit setback thwart unease unnerve unsettle

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More general

8 entries

difficulty disrupt disturbemotional statefeeling hindrance outperformpsychological state

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15 entries

abash awkwardness barrier complication embarrass embarrassment foil mortification obstacle outmaneuver outthink outwit setback thwart unsettle

Collocations

11 entries

discomfiture effectsdiscomfiture of plansgreat discomfitsmajor discomfitsminor discomfitspersonal discomfitspolitical discomfitureprofessional discomfiturepublic discomfitsserious discomfitsstrategic discomfiture

Inflections

2 entries

discomfitted discomfitting

Derivations

2 entries

discomfiting discomfiture

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