discompose

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English

Etymology

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dis- +‎ compose

Verb

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  1. (transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
    • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 6:
      I am glad I have done being in love with him. I should not like a man who is so soon discomposed by a hot morning.
  2. (transitive) To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.

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Italian

Verb

discompose

  1. third-person singular past historic of discomporre
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