verb (used with object), dis·com·posed, dis·com·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.
Related forms dis·com·pos·ed·ly, adverb
dis·com·pos·ing·ly, adverb
un·dis·com·posed, adjective
Synonyms
2. discomfit, disconcert.