discombobulate
[ dis-kuh m-bob-yuh-leyt ]
/ ˌdɪs kəmˈbɒb yəˌleɪt /
verb (used with object), dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed, dis·com·bob·u·lat·ing.
to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
Origin of discombobulate
OTHER WORDS FROM discombobulate
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Example sentences from the Web for discombobulate
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British Dictionary definitions for discombobulate
discombobulate
/ (ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
(tr) informal, mainly US and Canadian
to throw into confusion
Word Origin for discombobulate
C20: probably a whimsical alteration of
discompose or
discomfit