DISCOMPOSURE

discomposure

(noun) a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure

discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment

(noun) anxious embarrassment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

discomposure (countable and uncountable, plural discomposures)

The state of being discomposed.

(obsolete) Discordance; disagreement of parts.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`com*po"sure, n.

1. The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation. No discomposure stirred her features. Akenside.

2. Discordance; disagreement of parts. [Obs.] Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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