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   discombobulate

   /ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. disconcert or confuse (someone): humorous "this attitude totally discombobulated Bruce"

   Word Origin early 19th century (originally US): probably based on discompose or discomfit.

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   • 1. discombobulation noun

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   Discombobulate is an informal verb that means to cause to be in a state of confusion or upset. Learn its synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Discombobulate is an informal and humorous verb that means to confuse or make someone feel uncomfortable. Learn how to pronounce it, see synonyms and translations, and browse related words and phrases.

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   Discombobulate is a fun, fancy word for “confuse.” If something has put you in a state where you don't know up from down and you can't spell your own name, you may be discombobulated.

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   Informal, mainly US and Canadian to throw into confusion.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Discombobulate means to throw into confusion, to upset or frustrate. It is an informal and whimsical alteration of discompose or discomfort. See examples, translations and related words.

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   What does it mean to be discombobulated?

   • To be discombobulated is to be thoroughly befuddled. Discombobulate is still a light word and might be out of place in more formal contexts, but it does turn up fairly often in edited publications Discombobulate v.: also discombobligate, discombobolate, discomfoozle, discomfuddle, discumboblificate, discumfuddle.

   Why has the word "discombobulate" stuck around?

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   Why do people like discombobulate?

   • Hard to say why people like it. Ngram: discombobulate, discombobulated. When it first appeared in the U.S. in the early 1800s, discombobulate was just a playful, rootless coinage conveying a sense of confusion. It was probably inspired by similar words like discomfit and discompose, but the –bobulate part has no etymological origin.

   Why has the word "discombobulate" stuck around?

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   What does discombobulate sound like?

   • Discombobulate kind of sounds like you feel when you're disoriented: bouncing around in several directions at once. Trying to say discombobulate for the first time might discombobulate you! Because of its funny sound, discombobulate is often used in a humorous way.

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   When was discombobulate first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb discombobulate is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for discombobulate is from 1825, in Hagers-Town (Maryland) Torch Light & Public Advertiser. discombobulate is perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: discompose v., discomfit v., discomfort v.

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   How do you discombobulate a cat?

   • You can discombobulate a cat just by rearranging the furniture. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Definition of discombobulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Are Spartans discombobulated?

   • Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023 Meantime, the Spartans looked completely discombobulated on offense, with errant passes, flying wide and disrupting the flow. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2023 And ceremonies often deliberately discombobulate initiates, especially the ones who don’t know they’re being inducted.

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