Meaning of DISCOMPOSURE
| Pronunciation: | | `diskum'powzhur
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- [n] a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
- [n] anxious embarrassment
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| | Synonyms: | | discomfiture, disconcertion, disconcertment |
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| | Antonyms: | | calm, calmness, composure, equanimity | | |
| | See Also: | | anxiety, disposition, disquiet, embarrassment, fluster, perturbation, temperament, unease, uneasiness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis`com*po"sure\ (?; 135), n.
1. The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder;
agitation; perturbation.
No discomposure stirred her features. --Akenside.
2. Discordance; disagreement of parts. [Obs.] --Boyle.
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