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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discomposing

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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

More than a month after Perez Hilton appeared in a disturbing livestream appearing to engage in acts of self-harm at this Miami-area home, his family is addressing the rumor mill.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
As tensions rise and boundaries begin to blur, their grandmother’s frail presence takes on an increasingly disturbing quality, turning a once-idyllic summer into a haunting passage into adulthood.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbing

Verb

Lane Kiffin will stroll off the LSU bus later this afternoon, acting as if none of the noise is bothering him.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
The injury was something that had been bothering Smith throughout training camp, but the decision to get surgery wasn’t made until recently.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of bothering

Verb

Burnam has a related lawsuit against O’Hare and the county in federal court as well as a request to dismiss the charges placed against him for disrupting a meeting and disorderly conduct.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Technical problems at a Federal Aviation Administration center in Philadelphia halted departures at New York-area airports Monday, disrupting hundreds of flights across the Northeast.

— Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of disrupting

Adjective

Nelson took 12 years to get the project made, and that labor-of-love aspect shows in the soulfulness and meticulous care the writer-director brings to this unsettling story of violence begetting violence, based on actual events.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Trapped together in the heavy, stifling isolation of the summer heat, the siblings’ bond begins to shift into something unsettling and difficult to define.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsettling

Verb

The space suddenly swells with agents, assistants, clients and others shuffling through for lunch.

— Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Not much else changed in Class 5A, besides Azle and Arlington Seguin shuffling down two spots with Week 2 losses.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shuffling

Adjective

More troubling are the circumstances that led to the departures of Lombardi and Belichick's son over the past three weeks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Following a Wall Street Journal report, Google has confirmed that Gemini models hacked three companies during a May 2026 test, but the nature of the intrusion isn’t as troubling (or impressive) as previous AI hacks.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of troubling

Verb

Cruise has previously spoken about artificial intelligence during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA negotiations, during which the actor pushed for protections concerning the technology.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
While promoters and venues wield great power over concert tours, experts say an artist of Sheeran’s magnitude generally has the final say about what happens concerning the shows.

— Tassanee Vejpongsa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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