discompose

dis·com·pose

 (dĭs′kəm-pōz′)

tr.v. dis·com·posed, dis·com·pos·ing, dis·com·pos·es

1. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.

2. To put into a state of disorder.

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dis′com·pos′ed·ly (-pō′zĭd-lē) adv.

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discompose

(ˌdɪskəmˈpəʊz)

vb (tr)

1. to disturb the composure of; disconcert

2. rare to disarrange

ˌdiscomˈposedly adv

ˌdiscomˈposingly adv

ˌdiscomˈposure n

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dis•com•pose

(ˌdɪs kəmˈpoʊz)

v.t. -posed, -pos•ing.

1. to upset the order of; disarrange.

2. to disturb the composure of; agitate; perturb.

[1475–85]

dis`com•po′sure (-ʒər) n.

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discompose

Past participle: discomposed
Gerund: discomposing

Imperative

discompose

discompose

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

discompose - cause to lose one's composure   discomfit, untune, upset, disconcert arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" faze, unnerve, unsettle, enervate - disturb the composure of dissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears" bemuse, discombobulate, bewilder, throw - cause to be confused emotionally abash, embarrass - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious anguish, pain, hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

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discompose

verb

To impair or destroy the composure of:

agitate, bother, disquiet, distract, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle, upset.

Informal: rattle.

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Translations

agitare

discompose

vt (form)

(= disarrange) → in Unordnung bringen; (fig) person → durcheinanderbringen

(= agitate) → (völlig) aus der Fassung bringen, verwirren

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