Synonyms for discomposed
- adjective
Most common
embarrassed bothered flustered perturbed disconcerted chagrined abashed
Definitions
- adj. 1
Uneasy or disturbed.
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A hostess is discomposed by the tardiness of guests, a speaker disconcerted by a failure of memory.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- embarrassed You, Rikka, are very cute when you're embarrassed.
- bothered Mary said she didn't think the smell bothered Tom.
- flustered Tom got flustered while filling out the paperwork.
- perturbed Leonid was visibly perturbed by that.
- disconcerted The complex question disconcerted the student.
- chagrined I was chagrined at missing you.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| discomposed | rising | |
| embarrassed | rising | |
| bothered | rising | |
| flustered | rising | |
| perturbed | steady | |
| disconcerted | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- abashed2
- 8 letters
- bothered2
- 9 letters
- flustered2, perturbed2, chagrined2
- 11 letters
- embarrassed3
- 12 letters
- disconcerted
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abashed2 = 2 syllables).