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“discomposure” in Latin
perturbātiōconfusion; disturbance, disorder; commotionaestusheat; fire; tideangōto bind, draw, press together; to choke, throttle, strangle (replaced in Classical Latin by suffoco); to cause physical sollicitūdōanxiety, worry, concern, uneasiness; watchful concern, solicitude; anxious care or attention, painstakingnessmolestiatrouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness; uneasiness, annoyance; molestationaegritūdōillness, sickness; grief, sorrowanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, concitātiōhastening; stimulation; impetuosityinquamto saynocturnusof or belonging to the night, nocturnal
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
discomposure
turbidus motus (Cic., Tusc., 1, 33, init.): perturbatio (especially of the mind, animi): animi (or mentis) concitatio (excited state of the mind) :aestus (unsettled state of mental doubt and perplexity): angor: sollicitudo: molestia :aegritudo (SYN. in ANXIETY): cf., inquies (opposed to quies) very rare; nocturna, Plin.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for discomposure?
- The usual Latin words for “discomposure” are perturbātiō, aestus, angō; also sollicitūdō, molestia, aegritūdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.