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- [dis-kuh m-pohz]
- /ˌdɪs kəmˈpoʊz/
- /ˌdɪs.kəm.ˈpəʊz/
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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