discomposure

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ composure

Noun

discomposure (countable and uncountable, plural discomposures)

1. The state of being discomposed.
   • 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

     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......

2. (obsolete) Discordance; disagreement of parts.

References

• “discomposure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.