scomporre

Italian

Etymology

From s- + comporre (to compose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skomˈpor.re/
  • Rhymes: -orre
  • Hyphenation: scom‧pór‧re

Verb

scompórre (first-person singular present scompóngo, first-person singular past historic scompósi, past participle scompósto or scompòsto, first-person singular imperfect scomponévo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to decompose; to disaggregate; to break up
    Synonyms: disgregare, dividere, disfare, decomporre, destrutturare, rompere, smontare
    Antonyms: comporre, assemblare, conglomerare
  2. to discompose; to disorder; to mess up
    Synonyms: disordinare, scompigliare, disarticolare, disorganizzare, scombinare
    il vento le scomponeva i capelli
    the wind was messing up her hair
  3. to make (someone) lose their composure; to break
    la notizia lo scompose
    the news broke him

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