'Discompose' definitions:
Definition of 'discompose'
From: WordNet
verb
Definition of 'Discompose'
From: GCIDE
- Discompose \Dis`com*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Discomposing.] [Pref. dis- + compose: cf. OF. decomposer, F. d['e]composer.]
- 1. To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder; to unsettle; to break up. [1913 Webster]
- Or discomposed the headdress of a prude. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or equanimity; to agitate. [1913 Webster]
- Opposition . . . discomposeth the mind's serenity. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To put out of place or service; to discharge; to displace. [Obs.] --Bacon.
- Syn: To disorder; derange; unsettle; disturb; disconcert; agitate; ruffle; fret; vex. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'discompose'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abash,
- addle,
- addle the wits,
- aggravate,
- agitate,
- annoy,
- badger,
- bait,
- ball up,
- be at,
- be tedious,
- beat,
- beat up,
- becloud,
- bedazzle,
- bedevil,
- befuddle,
- beset,
- bewilder,
- bore,
- bother,
- bristle,
- brown off,
- bug,
- bullyrag,
- burn up,
- cast down,
- chagrin,
- chivy,
- churn,
- churn up,
- cloud,
- confound,
- confuse,
- convulse,
- daze,
- dazzle,
- derange,
- devil,
- disagree,
- disarrange,
- disarray,
- discombobulate,
- discomfit,
- disconcert,
- discontent,
- dishevel,
- dismay,
- disorder,
- disorganize,
- disorient,
- disquiet,
- distemper,
- distract,
- disturb,
- dog,
- electrify,
- embarrass,
- embroil,
- entangle,
- exasperate,
- excite,
- exercise,
- fash,
- ferment,
- flummox,
- flurry,
- fluster,
- flutter,
- fog,
- fret,
- fuddle,
- fuss,
- get,
- gripe,
- harass,
- harry,
- heckle,
- hector,
- hound,
- irk,
- jar,
- jolt,
- jumble,
- knock galley-west,
- leave unsatisfied,
- maze,
- mess up,
- miff,
- mist,
- mix up,
- moider,
- molest,
- mortify,
- muddle,
- nag,
- needle,
- nettle,
- nudzh,
- paddle,
- peeve,
- perplex,
- persecute,
- perturb,
- perturbate,
- pester,
- pick on,
- pique,
- plague,
- pluck the beard,
- pother,
- provoke,
- psych,
- put out,
- raise hell,
- rattle,
- ride,
- rile,
- ripple,
- rock,
- roil,
- roughen,
- ruffle,
- rummage,
- rumple,
- shake,
- shake up,
- shock,
- spook,
- stagger,
- stir,
- stir up,
- swirl,
- tease,
- throw,
- throw into confusion,
- torment,
- trouble,
- try the patience,
- tweak the nose,
- unhinge,
- unsettle,
- untune,
- upset,
- vex,
- whip,
- whip up,
- whisk,
- work up,
- worry