[…] a death which overtook one galloping frantically over a desert was wholly irregular and discomposing.
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Discomposing
Synonyms for "discomposing" (35 found)
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9 entriesaction verbaffective termdescriptive termemotional descriptoremotional statemental statepsychological statetransitive verbverb
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14 entriesCollocations
18 entriesact of discomposingcause of discomposingcomposure disruptiondegree of discomposingdiscomposing effectdiscomposing mooddiscomposing questiondiscomposing rhetoricdiscomposing scenariodiscomposing statementemotional distressloss of composuremeasure of discomposingmental disturbancenervous instabilitypsychological upset
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By that time the fellow had managed to tug and jerk his hat clear of his head, and advanced with slight bows at Ruthvel, who told me the sight was so discomposing that for some time he listened, quite unable to make out what that apparition wanted.
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The prospect was discomposing.
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The news has had a decidedly discomposing effect already.
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