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What is the opposite of poised?

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Adjective
Opposite of prepared and ready to act or do something
Adjective
Opposite of having a composed and self-assured manner
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Adjective
(attributive) Opposite of feeling or exuding self-assurance
“They were insecure young men, who were led astray by a charismatic self-proclaimed prophet.”
Adjective
Opposite of having an easy-going mood or temperament
“Jim has an anxious personality and persistently worries about trivial things.”
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Opposite of marked by charm, confidence and elegance
Adjective
Opposite of confident or self-assured, such as in one's own abilities
Adjective
Opposite of mentally calm, having no emotion too strong or too weak
“It is in those of delicate health, neurotic disposition, and psychoneurotic tendencies, that reassurances are needed.”
Adjective
Opposite of boldly self-assured or confident
“The barbarians were subdued and became submissive to the enchantress' whims.”
Adjective
Opposite of having or showing grace or elegance
“There is a clunky, inelegant quality to these objects that are matched by the deliberately crude quality of the plywood tables and shelves on which they rest.”
Adjective
(of a person) Opposite of sensible, reliable, and self-restrained
Adjective
Opposite of able to deal with people in a sensitive manner
Adjective
Opposite of elegantly tall, graceful, and attractive
Adjective
Opposite of having a calm personality
“He is unbalanced, and that mental instability makes him a danger to himself and to others.”
Verb
Opposite of past tense for to be or cause to be balanced or suspended in the air, on water, or on something else
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