discompose

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɪskəmˈpəʊz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dis′kəm pōz′)

Inflections of 'discompose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
discomposes
v 3rd person singular
discomposing
v pres p
discomposed
v past
discomposed
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•com•pose  (dis′kəm pōz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -posed, -pos•ing. 
  1. to upset the order of;
    disarrange;
    disorder;
    unsettle:The breeze discomposed the bouquet.
  2. to disturb the composure of;
    agitate;
    perturb:The bad news discomposed us.
  • dis-1 + compose 1475–85
dis′com•pos′ed•ly, adv. 
dis′com•pos′ing•ly, adv. 
    2. . discomfit, disconcert.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
discompose /ˌdɪskəmˈpəʊz/ vb (transitive)
  1. to disturb the composure of; disconcert
  2. rare to disarrange
ˌdiscomˈposure n
'discompose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
discombobulate - abash - discomfit - disconcert - embarrass - fray - rattle - unsettle - untune

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