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discombobulate

[ dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

discombobulated, discombobulating.
  1. Informal. to confuse or disconcert; confound; bewilder:

    The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,



discombobulate

/ 藢诲瑟蝉办蓹尘藞产蓲产箩蕣藢濒别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. informal.
    tr to throw into confusion
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲颈蝉路肠辞尘路产辞产路耻路濒补路迟颈辞苍 [dis-k, uh, m-bob-y, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n], noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of discombobulate1

An Americanism first recorded in 1825鈥35; fanciful alteration of discompose or discomfort
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of discombobulate1

C20: probably a whimsical alteration of discompose or discomfit
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That is far from a lonely ignorance, but no less discombobulating.

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In the words of my late mother, I am discombobulated.

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Tariff tumult has discombobulated them only because they didn鈥檛 take Trump seriously when he fantasized at campaign rally after rally about 鈥渢ariffing鈥 the heck out of foreign imports.

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I have added 鈥渄iscombobulated鈥 to that ongoing list and type of guide to the long Trumpocene.

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Where does discombobulate come from?

Discombobulate, meaning 鈥渢o confuse, frustrate,鈥 sounds like something straight out of a cartoon. It was first recorded in the form discomboberate in the early 1800s, and apparently originated as a humorous imitation of hifalutin-sounding Latin words. We can also detect聽 the influence of words with similar senses like discomfit or discompose in it.

Many more amusing Americanisms await in our slideshow 鈥淭hese Wacky 亚洲网紅露点s Originated In The USA.鈥

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Discombobulate has some shorter (but arguably less-fun-to-say) synonyms in , , and .

Straighten all this discombobulation out with more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. Try the word , for starters.

Discombobulate also has some notable pop culture connections. The score of the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes features a track entitled 鈥淒iscombobulate,鈥 composed by Hans Zimmer. That title takes its name from a line spoken by the title character during a memorable boxing match, which spawned a meme known as Discombobulate.

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