Discomfiture

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Discomfiture
Author: Noah Webster

DISCOMFITURE, n. Rout; defeat in battle; dispersion; overthrow.

Every mans sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. 1 Sam 14.

2. Defeat; frustration; disappointment.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Discomfiture," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 9, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HEGNQLTULV95I37.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Discomfiture." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 9 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HEGNQLTULV95I37.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Discomfiture' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 9 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HEGNQLTULV95I37.