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discomposition

discomposition noun: discordance; inconsistency.

Noun

discomposition

  1. (obsolete) Discordance; inconsistency.
    • O perplex'd diſcompoſition, O ridling diſtemper, O miſerable condition of Man.1624, John Donne, “1. Meditation”, in Deuotions upon Emergent Occasions, and Seuerall Steps in My Sicknes: […], London: […] A[ugustine] M[atthews] for Thomas Iones, →OCLC, page 8

Questions about discomposition

What does discomposition mean?
Discomposition means discordance; inconsistency.
What part of speech is discomposition?
Discomposition is a noun.

Words near discomposition in the dictionary

  1. discomposedly
  2. discomposedness
  3. discomposes
  4. discomposing
  5. discomposingly
  6. discomposition
  7. discomposure
  8. discomposures
  9. discomprehend
  10. discomprehended
  11. discomprehending

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