discompose

[dis-kuhm-pohz]

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

/ ˌdɪskəmˈpəʊz /

verb

1. to disturb the composure of; disconcert

2. rare,  to disarrange

Other Word Forms

• discomposure noun
• discomposedly adverb
• discomposingly adverb
• undiscomposed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of discompose¹

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

Example Sentences

Here, lines define the two figures while simultaneously discomposing and merging them.

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Within seconds, he was so discomposed that he could no longer continue the interview.

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The young man Sorve, not at all discomposed, led me on and brought me into the Inner Hearth to the Lord of Estre.

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This did not seem to discompose him; on the contrary, he looked rather amused.

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These worries used to discompose me but I have since realised that they are common to oncologists whose work knits close bonds with their patients.

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