Discompose \Dis`com*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discomposing}.] [Pref. dis- + compose: cf. OF. decomposer, F. d['e]composer.] 1. To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder; to unsettle; to break up.
Or discomposed the headdress of a prude. --Pope.
2. To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or equanimity; to agitate.
Opposition . . . discomposeth the mind's serenity. --Glanvill.
3. To put out of place or service; to discharge; to displace. [Obs.] --Bacon.