v. Function: verb
1 to destroy or impair one's capacity for collected thought or decisive action FF1C; discomposed by the rudeness of his friend FF1E;
Synonyms: agitate, bother, discombobulate, dismay, disquiet, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, unhinge, unsettle, untune, upset; compare EMBARRASS
Related Words: disagree; annoy, irk, vex; harass, harry, pester, plague, worry
Contrasted Words: calm, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize; allay, alleviate, assuage; appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate
Antonyms: compose
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Synonyms: DISORDER 1, derange, disarrange, disarray, disorganize, disturb, mess (up), rummage, unsettle, upset
Antonyms: compose