discomposure

Her breath came rather fast, but she showed no signs of discomposure.

We stood up to the ceremony at last, in a general and kindly discomposure.

She was all cool control once again, as if those moments of discomposure in the courtroom had never happened.

Without appearing to show any discomposure, Charity conceded the point.

Like her father, he refused to reveal his discomposure even when, as now, she was promising to stop.

People usually registered some discomposure or embarrassment of their own when she showed them her hands.

She hated that her discomposure was obvious to all.

He covered his momentary discomposure by whisking away the wine.

Of these he received about a score in rapid succession, without the smallest discomposure.

Simple physical attraction explained much of her sense of discomposure.

I beg your pardon,' he said, with some discomposure.

Day followed day, and still there was no cessation of the professor's discomposure.

Roger felt a slight flush rise in his cheeks, but gave no sign of discomposure.

Dave's laughter was a spontaneous outburst of delight at his friend's discomposure.

Besides, done too often it took the edge off their anxiety, their discomposure, around authority.

The momentary discomposure had vanished, replaced by her usual poise.

"It'll work a treat," Quarry assured him, ignoring his discomposure.

McCoy was too startled to make any comment, but his silence only increased the crewman's discomposure.

He shrugged, the fingers of one hand making a rat-a-tat of discomposure.

All thought was wholly beaten from my mind by the vehemency of my discomposure.

The look of discomposure on Arvardan's face was growing.

A shade of serious discomposure crossed the open countenance of Zero.

Both were subtly reassured by the experiment and were able to discuss their discomposure.

'Oh, the darling!' she half laughed to mask her discomposure.

The passage ended abruptly at a bare bright grey wall but this did not cause Perry any discomposure.