Meanings of utter discomfiture in English

His chief feeling perhaps was one of utter discomfiture, flatness, and humiliation.

For to drop his eyes would be utter discomfiture and rout.

Silk and Ho shared a grin at the man's utter discomfiture.

Several times Madeline had gone against his advice, to her utter discomfiture and rout.

But Boris met them with such energy that they were driven back in utter discomfiture.

And then, to the utter discomfiture of both her companions, she began to laugh and cry together.

On witnessing the utter discomfiture of their followers they rowed rapidly away, and landed far down the lake.

To my astonishment and utter discomfiture they all declared that they had never related anything of the sort!

She secretly contrasted him with all the men she had ever met, to the utter discomfiture of the latter.

He grinned, and said some foolery, which produced him an immediate slap in the face, to his utter discomfiture.

A little behind Minna Eddy, and at her right, stood her husband, with a face of utter discomfiture and terror.

Mahbracca, stupefied for a moment at her utter discomfiture, and deserted by her followers, stood gazing blankly at the scene.

Result, the utter discomfiture of the Director of Public Safety, and triumph for the fortunate reporters who got the good story.

Toward the end of December, 1864, the news trickled in of the utter discomfiture of Confederate General Hood's army at Nashville, by General Thomas.

In their utter discomfiture they abandoned two hundred and fifty pieces of heavy artillery, and baggage, tents and military stores to an immense amount.

The sultan, disappointed and enraged, made one last desperate effort, but his strong columns, thined, mangled and bleeding, were compelled to retire in utter discomfiture.