discomposure
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Noun (2)
- anxious embarrassmentSynonyms: discomfituredisconcertiondisconcertmentType of embarrassment, anxiety
- a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composureOpposite calmnessType of disposition, temperamentKinds perturbation, disquiet
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dis′com·po′sure (?; 135), noun
1. The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
No discomposure stirred her features.— Mark Akenside
2. Discordance; disagreement of parts. obsolete Robert Boyle
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54