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discombobulation
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-leyt
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dis·com·bob·u·late
/
ˌdɪs
kəmˈbɒb
yəˌleɪt
/
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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.
Origin:
1825–35,
Americanism
;
fanciful alteration of
discompose
or
discomfort
Related forms
dis·com·bob·u·la·tion,
noun
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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discombobulation
noun
a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused [syn:
confusion
]
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