discompose

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DISCOMPOSE, verb transitive discompoze. [dis and compose.] 1. To unsettle; to disorder; to disturb; applied to things. 2. To disturb peace and quietness; to agitate; to ruffle; applied to the temper or mind; expressing less agitation than fret and vex, or expressing vexation with decorum. 3. To displace; to discard. [Not in use.]
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