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DISCOMPOSE
upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
(verb) cause to lose one’s composure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
discompose (third-person singular simple present discomposes, present participle discomposing, simple past and past participle discomposed)
(transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
(transitive) To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.
Synonyms
• agitate
• perturb
• unsettle
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`com*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Discomposing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + compose: cf. OF. decomposer, F. décomposer.]
1. To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder; to unsettle; to break up. Or discomposed the headdress of a prude. Pope.
2. To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or equanimity; to agitate. Opposition . . . discomposeth the mind's serenity. Glanvill.
3. To put out of place or service; to discharge; to displace. [Obs.] Bacon.
Syn.
– To disorder; derange; unsettle; disturb; disconcert; agitate; ruffle; fret; vex.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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