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discomposed

[dis-kuhm-pohz]

dis·com·pose

[dis-kuhm-pohz]
verb (used with object), -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.

Origin:
1475–85; dis-1 + compose

dis·com·pos·ed·ly, adverb
dis·com·pos·ing·ly, adverb
un·dis·com·posed, adjective


2. discomfit, disconcert.

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discomposed

adjective
having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air" [ant: composed
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