discompose

[ dis-kuhm-pohz ]

/ ˌdɪs kəmˈpoʊz /

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verb (used with object), dis·com·posed, dis·com·pos·ing.

to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle: The breeze discomposed the bouquet.

to disturb the composure of; agitate; perturb: The bad news discomposed us.

OTHER WORDS FOR discompose

2 discomfit, disconcert.

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Origin of discompose

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

OTHER WORDS FROM discompose

dis·com·pos·ed·ly, adverbdis·com·pos·ing·ly, adverbun·dis·com·posed, adjective

Words nearby discompose

discomfortable, discommend, discommode, discommodity, discommon, discompose, discomposure, discomycete, discomycota, disconcert, disconcerted

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How to use discompose in a sentence

There's no Rencounters, no starts of Passion, no suddain Accidents to discompose them.
A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage|Jeremy Collier
I have been ill,' said she, 'and am still so weak that any trifle can discompose me.'
Self-control|Mary Brunton
Arthur was slightly embarrassed, and his companion looked at him, wondering what could thus discompose his usually sedate friend.
Woman As She Should Be|Mary E. Herbert
The friendly visitant could not discompose them by a remark indicating any expansion of mind or life.
Woman in the Nineteenth Century|Margaret Fuller Ossoli

This may be a case of strange accidental resemblance, which would be enough, under the circumstances, to discompose any man.
After Dark|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for discompose

discompose

/ (ˌdɪskəmˈpəʊz) /

verb (tr)

to disturb the composure of; disconcert

rare to disarrange

Derived forms of discompose

discomposedly, adverbdiscomposingly, adverbdiscomposure, noun

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