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

Small changes in the household arrangements were likely to discompose him.

From The Preliminaries And Other Stories by Comer, Cornelia A. P.

News arrived from Dunore this spring, which Linda fancied would sorely discompose Andy.

From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely

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

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