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Discomposure

The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation.

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Anxiety 76% connected

Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.

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Disposition 76% connected

The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

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Embarrassment 76% connected

A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not kn…

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Temperament 76% connected

Internal constitution; state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities, or constituent parts.

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Disquiet 76% connected

Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.

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Fluster 76% connected

To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence, to throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle.

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Perturbation 76% connected

The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind.

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Unease 76% connected

Want of ease; uneasiness.

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Uneasiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.

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Discompose 74% connected

To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder; to unsettle; to break up.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Discompose 74% connected

To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder; to unsettle; to break up.

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Synonym 2

Discomfiture 92% connected

The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited; rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and dejection.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Disconcertion 92% connected

The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Calmness 94% connected

The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity; self-repose.

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Calmness 94% connected

The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity; self-repose.

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