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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: discompose v : cause to lose one's composure [syn: {upset}, {untune}, {disconcert}, {discomfit}]
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