discomposes
Ruffles one's calm
Discomposes means to disturb the composure or calm of someone—to unsettle, agitate, or fluster them.
The word suggests a disruption of mental equilibrium rather than physical disturbance: The unexpected question visibly discomposed her.
It's somewhat formal and literary, more common in older texts than contemporary speech.
Messes up appearance
- mussesDisarranges, makes untidy
- touslesPlayfully messes locks
- scattersDistributes irregularly about
- disarraysConditions of confusion
jumbles · muddles · scrambles · rumples · tangles · disorients · upsets · disrupts
dishevels
Messes up appearance
disarrays · jumbles · muddles · scrambles · rumples · tangles · disorients · upsets · disrupts · deranges
rattles
Disturbs or clatters
disquiets · disconcerts · fazes · shakes · jolts · dismays · disturbs · agitates · troubles · upsets
ruffles
Pleated ornamental trim
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- disconcertedDisturbed and uneasy
- unnervedMade anxious or unsettled
anxious · frazzled · jittery · overwrought · edgy · tense · nervous · stressed · worried · fidgety