discompose
Collocations
2VERB + DISCOMPOSE
appeared, thought
ADV.
greatly
Definitions
verb
To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
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?
To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.
If e'er with airy horns I planted heads, Or rumpled petticoats, or tumbled beds, Or caus'd suspicion when no soul was rude,
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — cause to lose one's composure
- upset
- untune
- disconcert
- discomfit
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3I 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.
WiktionaryYou will not be discomposed by the Lord Chancellor, I dare say?
WiktionaryThat 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
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