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discompose

dis·com·pose
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-kuh m-pohz]
    • /ˌdɪs kəmˈpoʊz/
    • /ˌdɪs.kəm.ˈpəʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-kuh m-pohz]
    • /ˌdɪs kəmˈpoʊz/

Definitions of discompose word

  • verb with object discompose to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle: The breeze discomposed the bouquet. 1
  • verb with object discompose to disturb the composure of; agitate; perturb: The bad news discomposed us. 1
  • noun discompose Disturb or agitate (someone). 1
  • transitive verb discompose disturb, perturb 1
  • verb discompose to disturb the composure of; disconcert 0
  • verb discompose to disarrange 0

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Origin of discompose

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1475-85; dis-1 + compose

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Parts of speech for Discompose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

discompose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

discompose usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for discompose

verb discompose

  • pester — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
  • unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
  • displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
  • rattle — to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.

Antonyms for discompose

verb discompose

  • delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
  • appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
  • organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.

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