discomposed

discomposed is the simple past and past participle of discompose.

Meaning of discompose

discompose (third-person singular simple present discomposes, present participle discomposing, simple past and past participle discomposed)

(transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
- I am glad I have done being in love with him. I should not like a man who is so soon discomposed by a hot morning.1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 6
Synonyms:

perturb, unsettle, agitate, freak, sting, bother, bring down, unstring, disconcert, enturbulate
(transitive) To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.
- If e'er with airy horns I planted heads,
  Or rumpled petticoats, or tumbled beds,
  Or caus'd suspicion when no soul was rude,1712-17, Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock (London: Chiswick Press. 1925), canto IV
Synonyms:

betumble, derange, displace, disrange, ruffle up, unsettle

discomposed (comparative more discomposed, superlative most discomposed)

Uneasy or disturbed.
- Zounds, sir, but I am discomposed, and will be discomposed. To be treated thus!—Who am I?—Was it for this I have been dreaded both by inns and outs!1768, Oliver Goldsmith, The Good-Natur'd Man, 1792, The Good Natured Man, John Bell, page 80

comparative	more discomposed
superlative	most discomposed

What does discomposed mean?: Discomposed means uneasy or disturbed.
What is discomposed the simple past and past participle of?: Discomposed is the simple past and past participle of discompose.
What part of speech is discomposed?: Discomposed is an adjective.

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