Discomposed

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Discompose \Dis`com*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomposed};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Discomposing}.] [Pref. dis- + compose: cf.
     OF. decomposer, F. d['e]composer.]
     1. To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder;
        to unsettle; to break up.
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              Or discomposed the headdress of a prude. --Pope.
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     2. To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the
        composure or equanimity; to agitate.
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              Opposition . . . discomposeth the mind's serenity.
                                                    --Glanvill.
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     3. To put out of place or service; to discharge; to displace.
        [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
     Syn: To disorder; derange; unsettle; disturb; disconcert;
          agitate; ruffle; fret; vex.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Discomposed \Dis`com*posed"\, a.
     Disordered; disturbed; disquieted. -- {Dis`com*pos"ed*ly},
     adv. -- {Dis`com*pos"ed*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  discomposed
       adj : having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a
             wandering and discomposed air" [ant: {composed}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  108 Moby Thesaurus words for "discomposed":
     abashed, abroad, adrift, afflicted, agitated, amiss, askew, astray,
     at sea, awry, balled-up, beset, bewildered, bothered, cast down,
     chagrined, chaotic, chapfallen, clueless, cockeyed, confused,
     convulsed, deranged, disarranged, discomfited, discomforted,
     disconcerted, dislocated, dismayed, disordered, disorderly,
     disorganized, disoriented, disquieted, distracted, distraught,
     distressed, disturbed, embarrassed, excited, feverish, fidgety,
     flurried, flustered, fluttered, fussed, guessing, haywire, hung up,
     ill at ease, in a fix, in a jumble, in a maze, in a pickle,
     in a pother, in a pucker, in a scrape, in a stew, in a sweat,
     in a swivet, in a tizzy, in disorder, jittery, jumbled, jumpy,
     lost, mazed, misplaced, mixed-up, mortified, nervous, nervy,
     off the track, on the fritz, out of countenance, out of gear,
     out of joint, out of kelter, out of kilter, out of order,
     out of place, out of tune, out of whack, perplexed, perturbed,
     put-out, put-upon, rattled, restless, roily, ruffled, shaken,
     shaken up, shook, shuffled, stirred up, troubled, troublous,
     turbid, turbulent, turned around, uncomfortable, uneasy,
     unpeaceful, unquiet, unsettled, upset, without a clue