discompose — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   perturbunsettle

   Examples

   I am glad I have done being in love with him. I should not like a man who is so soon discomposed by a hot morning.

   You will not be discomposed by the Lord Chancellor, I dare say?

   More examples (1)

   That thought appeared to discompose her greatly, though Jasper made light of it by rapidly back-scratching with his hind legs and giving a short stern bark, just to assure her that strangers would be rushed off the property on sight.

2. To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   betumblederangedisplacedisrangeruffle upunsettle

   Examples

   If e'er with airy horns I planted heads, Or rumpled petticoats, or tumbled beds, Or caus'd suspicion when no soul was rude,

Verb

1. cause to lose one's composure

   Synonyms

   upsetuntunedisconcertdiscomfit

   Broader terms

   arouseelicitenkindlekindleevokefireraiseprovoke