DISCOMPOSING Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in disturbing

causing worry or anxiety a discomposing response to our routine query about her health

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verb

present participle of discompose

as in bothering

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine

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as in disrupting

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

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Adjective

The film follows a man trapped inside a bar, where reality begins to unravel in increasingly disturbing ways.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
At a time when politics is so absurd and disturbing, maybe political comedy is less funny.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Definition of disturbing

Verb

Wasps are generally more interested in building their colony and finding food than in bothering people.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
But after going ahead, England manager Thomas Tuchel tried to shut the back door by throwing on countless defenders and not bothering to attack Argentina anymore.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of bothering

Verb

Meanwhile in Romania over the weekend, the Danube plunged to its lowest level in 30 years, according to Reuters, disrupting shipping and leading to restrictions on irrigation.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
At least eight people have died as severe weather continues to sweep across the United States, with flash flooding, powerful thunderstorms and extreme heat disrupting travel and threatening communities on July 19.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Definition of disrupting

Adjective

But now, the idyllic Mississippi island is overcast with an unsettling pall after the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 July 2026
Below, Entertainment Weekly looks back at eight other unsettling encounters celebrities have had while on the job.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of unsettling

Verb

The previous time the New York Knicks won an NBA Final, in 1973, in-game sound was basically unheard-of in basketball—too distracting for players and fans.

— Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Low-cost drones are also increasingly being paired with high-end weapons to improve their effectiveness by distracting or overwhelming enemy air defenses.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of distracting

Verb

Pre-shot routines such as Patrick Cantlay’s foot-shuffling and Brian Harman’s waggles have driven golf fans up a wall.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Far more than an administrative exercise or paper-shuffling task, effective onboarding has the potential to lay the foundation for not only a successful hire, but for a mutually satisfying employment tenure.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of shuffling

Adjective

Typically, doctors are advised to discuss testosterone therapy with men who have troubling symptoms and documented low levels of the hormone on two separate blood tests.

— Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 July 2026
What’s especially troubling now is how fast margin debt has grown relative to S & P 500 returns.

— Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of troubling

Verb

This is especially concerning, considering teenagers are at a time in life when their bodies are changing constantly and rapidly, Mann said.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
But new data points to a concerning trend in which AI is damaging human connection, because people don’t interact with colleagues as much, rely on coworkers or reinforce relationships in the work process.

— Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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