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discompose

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of discompose

1 to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

  • discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine
Synonyms of discompose

agitate, ail, alarm (also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, disturb, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry
Words Related to discompose

aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy (or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vex

bedevil, haunt, plague

abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve
Near Antonyms of discompose

allay, alleviate, assuage

appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate
Antonyms of discompose

calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

2 to undo the proper order or arrangement of

  • the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers
Synonyms of discompose

confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset
Words Related to discompose

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle

agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle

clutter
Near Antonyms of discompose

align (also aline), line, line up, queue

classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize

adjust, fix

groom, make up, spruce (up)

unscramble
Antonyms of discompose

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

Synonym Discussion of discompose

discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb, agitate, upset, fluster mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress.
    • discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife
disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind.
    • the disquieting news of factories closing
disturb implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption.
    • the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me
perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions.
    • perturbed by her husband's strange behavior
agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement.
    • in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work
upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief.
    • the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child
fluster suggests bewildered agitation.
    • his declaration of love completely flustered her

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