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discompose

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dis·com·pose  (dskm-pz)
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.

discom·posed·ly (-pzd-l) adv.
discom·posing·ly adv.

discompose [ˌdɪskəmˈpəʊz]
vb (tr)
1. to disturb the composure of; disconcert
2. Now rare to disarrange
discomposedly  adv
discomposingly  adv
discomposure  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.discomposediscompose - cause to lose one's composure        
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"
Translations
discompose
vt (form)
(= disarrange)in Unordnung bringen; (fig) persondurcheinanderbringen
(= agitate)(völlig) aus der Fassung bringen, verwirren


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These I took out and fastened as strongly as I could upon my nose, and thus armed, went on boldly with my work, in spite of the enemy's arrows, many of which struck against the glasses of my spectacles, but without any other effect, further than a little to discompose them.
"I understand--you mean that we should not see so much of them," said Christie, with a frank expression of relief so genuine as to utterly discompose her father.
But how came the hand to discompose you so much, if it was only a letter of business?
 
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