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Webster 1913 Edition
Discompose
Disˊcom-pose′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Discomposed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discomposing
.] [Pref.
dis-
+ compose
: cf. OF. decomposer
, F. décomposer
.] 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.
Syn. – To disorder; derange; unsettle; disturb; disconcert; agitate; ruffle; fret; vex.
Webster 1828 Edition
Discompose
DISCOMPOSE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To unsettle; to disorder; to disturb; applied to things.2.
To disturb peace and quietness; to agitate; to ruffle; applied to the temper or mind; expressing less agitation than fret and vex, or expressing vexation with decorum.3.
To displace; to discard. [Not in use.]Definition 2024
discompose
discompose
English
Verb
discompose (third-person singular simple present discomposes, present participle discomposing, simple past and past participle discomposed)
- (transitive) To destroy the composure of something