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 18, 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. 18 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 18 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HEGNQLTULV95I37.