Synonyms for discompose
Definitions
- v. 1
To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
- v. 2
To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.
Forms
- Past participle
- discomposed
e.g. discomposed → disturbed, disconcerted, ruffled, agitated…
Example sentences
- upset Tom was too upset to talk about what had happened.
- agitate Now is not the time to agitate the hornet's nest.
- unsettle What Tom said cannot unsettle me.
- disconcert I don't mean to disconcert you, but there's a spider in your hair.
- displace Drought could displace millions of Algerians.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| discompose | steady | |
| upset | rising | |
| agitate | steady | |
| unsettle | rising | |
| disconcert | rising | |
| displace | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- worry2, upset2, annoy2, abash2
- 6 letters
- bother2, plague1, rattle2, excite2, harass2, ruffle2
- 7 letters
- trouble2, confuse2, disturb2, provoke2, agitate3, perturb2, derange2
- 8 letters
- disorder3, distract2, displace2, unsettle3, disrange, betumble
- 9 letters
- embarrass3
- 10 letters
- disconcert3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry2 = 2 syllables).