dis composedness

[Eng. discomposed; -ne .] The quality or state of being discomposed; discomposure. "It is a time of distemper and dis composedne ."- Hall : Contempl., vol. ii., Afflictions . sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. discomposing dis-com-pos-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [DISCOMPOSE.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of disturbing, unsettling, or agitating. *dis-com-pô-si-tion, s . [Pref. dis , and Eng. composition (q. v.).] A state of discomposure, agitation, or disturbance of mind. "O perplexed dis composition , O ridding distemper, O miserable condition of man."-Donne Devotions , p. 8. dis-com-pöşüre, s . [Pref. dis , and Eng. composure (q. v.). 1. A want of composure; agitation or perturbation of mind; disquiet. "The feeling of the whole nation had now become such IMG:content-0049.png:[blocks in formation] Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. viii. *2. An inconsistency or incongruity. "In spite of those seeming discomposures that now trouble me." -Boyle: Works , ii. 275.