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 presence of Frederick did not discompose him.

From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave

You may answer, perhaps, that you did not like to make a fuss, or seem squeamish, or discompose the company; and so, from timidity, you said ‘the thing that was not.’

From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John