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noun
The state of being discomposed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Discordance; disagreement of parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: composure
Broader terms: disposition, temperament
Narrower terms: disquiet, unease, uneasiness, perturbation, fluster
noun
anxious embarrassment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: discomfiture, disconcertion, disconcertment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: embarrassment, anxiety
History
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English composure English discomposure From dis- + composure.
