- discombobulate
- discombobulate 1834, Amer.Eng., fanciful coinage of a type popular then (originally discombobricate). Related: discombobulating; discombobulation.
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
discombobulate
Look at other dictionaries:
discombobulate — v. to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally. Syn: confuse, flurry, consternate, disconcert, put off, bewilder, bemuse, throw. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discombobulate — ☆ discombobulate [dis΄kem bäb′yə lāt΄ ] vt. discombobulated, discombobulating [whimsical alteration and extension, prob. of DISCOMFIT] Informal to upset the composure of; disconcert discombobulation n … English World dictionary
discombobulate — transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: probably alteration of discompose Date: circa 1916 upset, confuse < inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order Kurt Andersen > • discombobulation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
discombobulate — [diskam”babjalet] tv. to confuse or perplex someone. □ That kind of discussion discombobulates me something awful. □ Don’t let the heat of the argument discombobulate you … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Discombobulate — … Wikipedia
discombobulate — discombobulation, n. /dis keuhm bob yeuh layt /, v.t., discombobulated, discombobulating. to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers. [1825 35, Amer.; fanciful alter. of DISCOMPOSE or… … Universalium
discombobulate — verb /ˌdɪs.kəmˈbɒb.jəˌleɪt/ To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex … Wiktionary
discombobulate — Synonyms and related words: addle, addle the wits, agitate, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, bewilder, bother, bug, cloud, confuse, daze, dazzle, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disorganize, disorient, disquiet, distract, disturb,… … Moby Thesaurus
Discombobulate — upset, confuse (a person) (mock Latin formation, from discompose or discomfort ) … Dictionary of Australian slang
discombobulate — Australian Slang upset, confuse (a person) (mock Latin formation, from discompose or discomfort ) … English dialects glossary
