🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

die Fassung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: die Fassung

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Composure/kəmˈpoʊ.ʒər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er verlor in diesem Moment völlig die Fassung."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The state or feeling of being calm and in control of one's emotions.

    "She struggled to maintain her composure during the difficult meeting."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'composure' originates from the Latin 'componere', meaning 'to put together'. It evolved through Old French 'composure', which referred to the act of putting together or arranging, and has come to signify a state of calmness and self-control in modern English.

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