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discomposure

 
Dictionary: dis·com·po·sure   (dĭs'kəm-pō'zhər) pronunciation
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Absence of composure.


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    Self-conscious distress: abashment, chagrin, confusion, discomfiture, embarrassment. See pain/pleasure.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: anxious embarrassment
  Synonyms: discomfiture, disconcertion, disconcertment

Meaning #2: a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
  Antonym: composure (meaning #1)

 
 
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