discompose

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discompose

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Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

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Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

English compose

English discompose

From dis- + compose.

verb discomposes · discomposing · discomposed

  1. transitive To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate. I am glad I have done being in love with him. I should not like a man who is so soon discomposed by a hot morning.
  2. transitive To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder. If e'er with airy horns I planted heads, Or rumpled petticoats, or tumbled beds, Or caus'd suspicion when no soul was rude,

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