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

It may be he is right: it is not for me to gainsay him, or to further discompose his temper, when all the evidence is so plainly visible.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey

But you cannot upset the punt any more than you can discompose the Englishman; the punt simply upsets you without seeming to be aware of it.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John

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

Oh," says Poole with a great laugh, "don't let that discompose you.

From A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Byron, May Clarissa Gillington