discombobulation

[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-leyt]

dis·com·bob·u·late

[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-leyt]
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

dis·com·bob·u·la·tion, noun
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Discombobulation is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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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