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discompose

American  
[dis-kuhm-pohz] / ˌdɪs kəmˈpoʊz /

verb (used with object)

discomposed, discomposing

  1. to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle.

    The breeze discomposed the bouquet.

  2. to disturb the composure of; agitate; perturb.

    The bad news discomposed us.
    Synonyms:
    disconcert, discomfit
discompose British  
/ ˌdɪskəmˈpəʊz /

verb

  1. to disturb the composure of; disconcert

  2. rare to disarrange

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Origin of discompose

First recorded in 1475–85; dis- 1 + compose

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Discompose, dis-kom-pōz′, v.t. to deprive of composure: to disarrange, to disorder: to disturb: to agitate.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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