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discombobulate

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dis⋅com⋅bob⋅u⋅late

[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-leyt]
–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


dis⋅com⋅bob⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun
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dis·com·bob·u·late   (dĭs'kəm-bŏb'yə-lāt')   
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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