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- Dictionarydiscompose/ˌdɪskəmˈpəʊz/
verb
- 1. disturb or agitate (someone): "nothing could discompose her"
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discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb, agitate, upset, fluster mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress.
Discompose definition: to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle. See examples of DISCOMPOSE used in a sentence.
Some common synonyms of discompose are agitate, disquiet, disturb, fluster, perturb, and upset. While all these words mean "to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action," discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress.
2 meanings: 1. to disturb the composure of; disconcert 2. rare to disarrange.... Click for more definitions.
/ˌˈdɪskəmˌpoʊz/ IPA guide. Other forms: discomposed; discomposing; discomposes. Definitions of discompose. verb. cause to lose one's composure. synonyms: discomfit, disconcert, rattle, untune, upset. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Discompose." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/discompose.
Definition of discompose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. dis′com·pos′ed·ly (-pō′zĭd-lē) adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
1. to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle. The breeze discomposed the bouquet. 2. to disturb the composure of; agitate; perturb. The bad news discomposed us. SYNONYMS 2. discomfit, disconcert. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
A complete guide to the word "DISCOMPOSE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
verb. discomposed, discomposes, discomposing. To disturb the calm or poise of; fluster; disconcert. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To disturb the order of. Webster's New World. To put into a state of disorder. American Heritage. To destroy the composure of something. Wiktionary. Synonyms: discomfit. untune. disconcert. upset. unsettle.
