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English Dictionary: discomposure by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
discomposure
n
  1. anxious embarrassment [syn: discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment]
  2. a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
    Antonym(s): calm, calmness, composure, equanimity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Discomposure \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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