Also means
to disrupt, to unsettle
Usage Note
Scomporre is an irregular verb (like porre): past participle scomposto, past historic scomposi. It is used in mathematics (scomporre in fattori = 'to factorise'), chemistry, and figuratively (scomporsi = 'to lose one's composure'). Senza scomporsi ('without flinching') is a useful set phrase.
Examples
"Il chimico ha scomposto la molecola nei suoi elementi."
Natural Translation
The chemist broke down the molecule into its elements.

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