discompose
verb
transitive verb
Synonyms
- agitate
- ail
- alarm
- alarum
- bother
- concern
- derail
- discomfort
- dismay
- disquiet
- distemper
- distract
- distress
- disturb
- exercise
- flurry
- frazzle
- freak (out)
- fuss
- hagride
- perturb
- undo
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
- weird out
- worry
Example Sentences
Word History
Middle English
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2
discompose
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- disturb
- bother
- distract
- concern
- worry
- alarm
- agitate
- anger
- distress
- unsettle
- discomfort
- disquiet
- perturb
- annoy
- upset
- plague
- haunt
- unhinge
- ail
- irritate
- distemper
- exercise
- dismay
- frazzle
- derail
- confuse
- exasperate
- alarum
- flurry
- rattle
- aggravate
- undo
- fuss
- embarrass
- vex
- disconcert
- abash
- discomfit
- nonplus
- fluster
- irk
- chivy
- discountenance
- weird out
- harass
- rile
- pester
- hagride
- discourage
- fret
- chafe
- pique
- mortify
- peeve
- bedevil
- harry
- nettle
- freak (out)
- put off
- grate
- chivvy
- gall
- confound
- put out
- get
- bug
- dishearten
- dispirit
- unnerve
- demoralize
- faze
- daunt
- shake up
- jar
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- settle
- compose
- soothe
- calm
- tranquillize
- alleviate
- quiet
- allay
- tranquilize
- assuage
- mollify
- pacify
- placate
- conciliate
- appease
- propitiate
Synonyms & Similar Words
- disrupt
- disturb
- disarrange
- confuse
- disorder
- shuffle
- disorganize
- dislocate
- derange
- upset
- disarray
- jumble
- muss
- muddle
- dishevel
- tousle
- scramble
- tumble
- snarl
- rumple
- embroil
- perturb
- tangle
- hash
- disjoint
- unsettle
- mix (up)
- entangle
- clutter
- agitate
- mess (up)
- stir (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dispose
- regulate
- order
- arrange
- organize
- array
- range
- straighten (up)
- classify
- align
- aline
- tidy
- marshal
- adjust
- line up
- systematize
- line
- codify
- marshall
- fix
- draw up
- make up
- queue
- groom
- methodize
- spruce (up)
- systemize
- unscramble
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of discompose are agitate, disquiet, disturb, fluster, perturb, and upset. While all these words mean "to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action," discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress.
Although the words agitate and discompose have much in common, agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement.
The synonyms disquiet and discompose are sometimes interchangeable, but disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind.
The words disturb and discompose are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, disturb implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption.
In some situations, the words fluster and discompose are roughly equivalent. However, fluster suggests bewildered agitation.
While in some cases nearly identical to discompose, perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions.
The words upset and discompose can be used in similar contexts, but upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief.