(n.) The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited; rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and dejection.

abashment agitation bafflement balk balking beating befuddlement betrayed hope bewilderment blasted expectation blighted hope blow bother botheration buffet chagrin chaos check checkmate cloud comedown commotion confounding confusion cruel disappointment dash dashed hope daze debacle defeasance defeat derangement descent disappointment disarrangement disarray disarticulation discombobulation discomposure disconcertedness disconcertion disconcertment discountenance disharmony dishevelment disillusionment disintegration disjunction disorder disorderliness disorganization disorientation disproportion disquiet disruption dissatisfaction distress disturbance down drubbing embarrassment entropy failure fallen countenance fiasco fizzle flummox flurry fluster flutter fog foil foiling forlorn hope frenzy frustration fuddle fuddlement haphazardness haze hope deferred incoherence indiscriminateness inharmonious harmony irregularity jumble letdown licking maze mess mirage mist mortification most admired disorder muddle muddlement nonsymmetry nonuniformity overthrow perplexity perturbation pother prickles promiscuity promiscuousness pucker randomness rebuff repulse reversal reverse rout ruffle setback shellacking shuffle sore disappointment stew sweat swivet tantalization tease thwarting tizzy turbulence unease uneasiness unsettlement unsymmetry ununiformity upset vanquishment