Discompose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
  • v. To put into a state of disorder.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To destroy the composure of something
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder; to unsettle; to break up.
  • v. To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or equanimity; to agitate.
  • v. To put out of place or service; to discharge; to displace.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To bring into disorder; disturb; disarrange; unsettle.
  • To disturb peace and quietness in; agitate; ruffle, as the temper or mind of.
  • To displace; discard; discharge.
  • Synonyms To derange, jumble, confuse.
  • To disconcert, embarrass, fret, vex, nettle, irritate, annoy, worry.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause to lose one's composure
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    elicit    evoke    raise    arouse    enkindle    provoke    fire    kindle   
    Cross Reference
    decompose   
    Hyponym
    abash    unnerve    bewilder    pain    unsettle    Embarrass    anguish    afflict    throw    hurt   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    vex    ruffle    disconcert    fret    disorder    unsettle    derange    agitate    disturb    discharge   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    planless    abashment    discomposure    zere    Tigre    efer    heart-sickness    zis    fluster    astringency