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

Oh, come—we must be calm; it will never do to discompose ourselves.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 by Various

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

No one goes with any exaggerated expectations of enjoyment; but as little does he anticipate anything to discompose or displease him.

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James