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

And often, when her father was talking to her and she giving mechanical replies, suddenly her cheek would burn like fire, and the old man would wonder what he had said to discompose her.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

From her apartment she was attended by several of the principal gentlemen of the neighborhood, who had come to protect her from the approach of any thing that might discompose her.

From Lives of Celebrated Women by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)

The abrupt question seemed neither to surprise nor to discompose the butler; yet he hesitated before finally answering: "I—I don't quite know, my lord."

From Who? by Kent, Elizabeth

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