Definitions for: Discompose


[v] cause to lose one's composure



Webster (1913) Definition: Dis`com*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomposed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Discomposing.] [Pref. dis- + compose: cf.
OF. decomposer, F. d['e]composer.]
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.

Synonyms: discomfit, disconcert, untune, upset

See Also: abash, afflict, anguish, arouse, bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, elicit, embarrass, enervate, enkindle, evoke, faze, fire, hurt, kindle, pain, provoke, raise, throw, unnerve, unsettle

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