to ruffle sb's composure
1ruffle — [[t]rʌ̱f(ə)l[/t]] ruffles, ruffling, ruffled 1) VERB If you ruffle someone s hair, you move your hand backwards and forwards through it as a way of showing your affection towards them. [V n] Don t let that get you down, he said ruffling Ben s… …
2ruffle — ► VERB 1) make or become disarranged; disrupt the smooth surface of. 2) disconcert or upset the composure of. 3) (ruffled) ornamented with or gathered into a frill. ► NOUN ▪ an ornamental gathered frill on a garment. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
3composure — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ calm, cool, perfect VERB + COMPOSURE ▪ hold, keep, maintain, retain ▪ …
4ruffle — ruffle1 ruffly, adj. ruffler, n. /ruf euhl/, v., ruffled, ruffling, n. v.t. 1. to destroy the smoothness or evenness of: The wind ruffled the sand. 2. to erect (the feathers), as a bird in anger. 3. to disturb, vex, or irritate: to be ruffled by… …
5ruffle — verb Ruffle is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑breeze Ruffle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑composure, ↑curl, ↑feather, ↑hair …
6ruffle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. gather, shirr, crinkle, corrugate, plait; agitate, ripple, tousle, rumple, disarrange; vex, irritate. See agitation, excitement, disorder, roughness, fold. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flounce, furbelow …
7ruffle — verb 1》 make or become disarranged; disrupt the smooth surface of. ↘(of a bird) erect (its feathers) in anger or display. 2》 upset the composure of. 3》 [usu. as adjective ruffled] ornament with or gather into a frill. noun 1》 an ornamental… …
8fluster — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confuse; excite. See excitement, inattention. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. discompose, rattle, agitate; see confuse , disturb 2 , embarrass 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. confusion,… …
9disturb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. worry, agitate, disquiet, trouble; disarrange, confuse; interrupt, unsettle. See agitation, disorder. Ant., calm, soothe. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To upset physical relationship] Syn. disorder,… …
10bother — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nuisance, annoyance; trouble; perplexity, worry. v. t. irritate, pester, worry. See pain, adversity, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Trouble or worry] Syn. vexation, fuss, inconvenience, anxiety;… …
