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noncomposure

noncomposure noun: lack of composure; The quality of being upset or worked up.

Noun

noncomposure (uncountable)

  1. Lack of composure; The quality of being upset or worked up.
    • When coupled with anxiety cues and the absence of positive feedback or affiliative behaviors, such behavior may signal noncomposure and discomfort in a relationship.1989, Judee K. Burgoon, David B. Buller, William Gill Woodall, Nonverbal communication: the unspoken dialogue, →ISBN, page 332
    • Noncomposure may merely reflect a person's current emotive state irrespective of the relationship.1994, Mark L. Knapp, Gerald R. Miller, Handbook of Interpersonal Communication, page 256

Origin of noncomposure

From non- + composure.

Questions about noncomposure

What does noncomposure mean?
Noncomposure means lack of composure; The quality of being upset or worked up.
What part of speech is noncomposure?
Noncomposure is a noun.

Words near noncomposure in the dictionary

  1. noncompositional
  2. noncompositionality
  3. noncompositionally
  4. noncompostable
  5. noncomposted
  6. noncomposure
  7. noncompound
  8. noncompoundable
  9. noncompounded
  10. noncompounder
  11. noncompounders

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