"discompose" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: discomposes [present, singular, third-person], discomposing [participle, present], discomposed [participle, past], discomposed [past]
Etymology: From dis- + compose. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tḱey-}}, {{prefix|en|dis|compose}} dis- + compose Head templates: {{en-verb}} discompose (third-person singular simple present discomposes, present participle discomposing, simple past and past participle discomposed)
  1. (transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate. Tags: transitive Synonyms: perturb, unsettle, upset Translations (to disturb or agitate): безпокоя (bezpokoja) (Bulgarian), смущавам (smuštavam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-discompose-en-verb-Rk8PYQ5s Disambiguation of 'to disturb or agitate': 83 17
  2. (transitive) To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder. Tags: transitive Synonyms: betumble, derange, displace, disrange, ruffle up, unsettle
    Sense id: en-discompose-en-verb-idnT-pgC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: decompose

Inflected forms

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