Discomposure

Quick meaning: Discomposure is a noun meaning The state of being discomposed.

Meaning

The state of being discomposed.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete) Discordance; disagreement of parts.

Example Sentences

"The real reason is that some small element of danger is involved in our experiment, though it is not sufficient to justify the discomposure which I see upon many of your faces."

But this is wrought by emission , or suppression , or suffocation , of the native spirits ; and also by the disordination and discomposure of the tangible parts , and other passages of nature , and not by a conflict of heats

And now it was that I began to keep a journal of every day's employment; for, indeed, at first I was in too much hurry, and not only hurry as to labour, but in too much discomposure of mind; and my journal would have been full of many dull things[.]

Word Forms

• discomposures

Synonyms for discomposure

Depending on context, synonyms include discomfiture, disconcertion, disconcertment.

Antonyms for discomposure

Common opposites include equanimity, calm, composure, calmness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disconcertment, disconcertion, discomfiture, discomposedness, discommodiousness, disconcertedness.

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