discomposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of discompose
1
as in bothers
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine

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2
as in disrupts
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers

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  1. bothers
  2. disrupts
  3. concerns
  4. confuses
  5. alarms
  6. shuffles
  7. disturbs
  8. worries
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  • My concern is what happens when the signal becomes so established that nobody bothers separating it from the qualities it was supposed to represent.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a bunch of people losing their jobs, which really bothers me.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bothers
Verb
  • The capability could prove useful during missions where electronic warfare disrupts conventional navigation systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Sleep and health researchers say moving clocks twice a year disrupts the body's circadian rhythm, which regulates sleep and other biological functions.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupts
Verb
  • By identifying exactly what the frustration concerns before reacting, leaders are more likely to channel emotion toward fixing broken systems instead of attacking individuals.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Some users may not want their Twitch content used to train Amazon AI because of a lack of financial benefit, concerns that AI could cannibalize their business, or an aversion to the broader Amazon conglomerate.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of concerns
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  • Any adversary who confuses media noise with American weakness will discover the truth the hard way.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These opportunists drown out the core mission, creating a cacophony of competing voices that confuses donors, crowd the inboxes of CEOs and members of Congress with colliding petitions, and paralyzes meaningful action by draining critical funding and attention away from the truly effective groups.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
Definition of confuses
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  • That prospect alarms those in Europe, who fear FIFA could increasingly challenge their competitions for space on an already overcrowded calendar.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • He becomes increasingly consumed by the otherworldly dimension, which alarms his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve).
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Definition of alarms
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  • On a cloudy-white Sunday morning in June, Joey Phelps shuffles into the familiar back pew of Yeakley Chapel, the small Methodist church that has been a part of his life for nearly 50 years.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2026
  • As though on cue, Wardrobe — my beloved, and giant, closet — shuffles over from the corner of my room, the mahogany wood groaning with the effort.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of shuffles
Verb
  • Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • The pier in Michigan City’s Washington Park disturbs the natural flow of sand along the lakeshore, creating new land east of the pier but starving beaches to the west, an erosion problem repeated by other manmade structures that jut out into Lake Michigan.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Definition of disturbs
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  • The risk worries Natalie Thorpe, whose 3-year-old daughter tested high for lead as a baby.
    — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • County Commission Chairman Mark Jerrell worries the state’s plan will place a larger burden on larger counties such as Mecklenburg, which account for more of the state’s SNAP recipients.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of worries
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