Composure and Terror

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Composure noun - Evenness of emotions or temper.

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Terror is an antonym for composure.

Nearby Word: compose

Terror noun - A source of persistent emotional distress.

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Composure is an antonym for terror in intense fear topic.

complete	complete composure	complete terror
utter	utter composure	utter terror
genuine	genuine composure	genuine terror
perpetual	perpetual composure	perpetual terror
Other adjectives: moral, supernatural, psychological, added.

Frieza, The Dreaded of the universe whose power was such that even badasses like Vegeta and King Kai were terrified of him, is left shaking in terror and losing his composure when Goku becomes a Super Saiyan.

Source: Horrifying the Horror
Poor Tua barely manages to avoid screaming in pure terror but is still obviously struggling to maintain her composure at all; Kallus manages to remain a little more collected but is still obviously having trouble believing what he's seeing.

Source: Western Animation / Star Wars Rebels

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