kəmˈbɒb 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.
Related forms
dis·com·bob·u·la·tion, noun
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| informal chiefly (US), (Canadian) (tr) to throw into confusion | |
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Discombobulate
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
discombobulate
1834, Amer.Eng., fanciful coinage of a type popular then (originally discombobricate). Related: discombobulating; discombobulation.
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discombobulate definition[dɪskəmˈbɑbjəlet]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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