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English Dictionary: discomposed by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
discomposed
adj
  1. having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"
    Antonym(s): composed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Discompose \Dis`com*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomposed};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Discomposing}.] [Pref. dis- + compose: cf.
      OF. decomposer, F. d[82]composer.]
      1. To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder;
            to unsettle; to break up.
  
                     Or discomposed the headdress of a prude. --Pope.
  
      2. To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the
            composure or equanimity; to agitate.
  
                     Opposition . . . discomposeth the mind's serenity.
                                                                              --Glanvill.
  
      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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Discomposed \Dis`com*posed"\, a.
      Disordered; disturbed; disquieted. -- {Dis`com*pos"ed*ly},
      adv. -- {Dis`com*pos"ed*ness}, n.
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