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dis·com·bob·u·late

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–verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.

[Origin: 1825–35, Americanism; fanciful alter. of discompose or discomfort

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dis·com·bob·u·la·tion, noun

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dis·com·bob·u·late Audio Help (dĭs'kəm-bŏb'yə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed, dis·com·bob·u·lat·ing, dis·com·bob·u·lates
To throw into a state of confusion. See Synonyms at confuse.

[Perhaps alteration of discompose.]

dis'com·bob'u·la'tion n.

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discombobulate

1834, Amer.Eng., fanciful coinage of a type popular then (originally discombobricate).

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discombobulate
verb
1.	cause to be confused emotionally [syn: bewilder]
2.	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: confuse]