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Discompose vs Discomposing - What's the difference?

discompose | discomposing |

As verbs the difference between discompose and discomposing

is that discompose is to destroy the composure of something while discomposing is present participle of discompose.

As an adjective discomposing is

unsettling; tending to discompose.

discompose

English

Verb

(discompos)
  • To destroy the composure of something

    • Synonyms

    * agitate * perturb * unsettle

    See also

    * decompose ----

    discomposing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unsettling; tending to discompose
  • * {{quote-book, year=1898, author=Arthur Conan Doyle, title=The Tragedy of The Korosko, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=
  • * {{quote-book, year=1900, author=George MacDonald, title=Paul Faber, Surgeon, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The prospect was discomposing . }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1917, author=Various, title=Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152. January 17, 1917, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The news has had a decidedly discomposing effect already. }}