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

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

What have ye seen to discompose ye thus?

From Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts by Sargant, Jane Alice

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

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