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

Far be it from me to willingly discompose an artist," replied Manasseh drily, "though from the elegance of the design, I venture to think my interruption will not make a hair's-breadth of difference.

From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel

What have ye seen to discompose ye thus?

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

"I would never make demands upon him that he should love me always," the girl proceeded, with a gentle solemnity that this kind of flippant witticism could not discompose.

From A Mere Chance, Vol. 2 of 3 A Novel by Cambridge, Ada

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