discompose

Example Sentences

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This did not seem to discompose him; on the contrary, he looked rather amused.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

The islanders gave Leha and his a cold welcome, but this did not discompose him.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

She had won her point; therefore she was in excellent spirits with all the world, and not even the spilling of some wine on her new silk served to discompose her.

From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette

The vehemence with which I put this question seemed to discompose my attendant.

From The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)

It is, and looks, German, and is of an extravagant nature that would utterly discompose an English herald.

From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.