Discombobulate - Word of the Day 18/02/16

Discombobulate

verb

Pronunciation

dis·com·bob·u·late \ˌdis-kəm-ˈbä-b(y)ə-ˌlāt\

Definition 

Discombobulate

 - upset, confuse

Examples of discombobulate

Inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order  - Kurt Andersen.

Origin of discombobulate

Probably alteration of discompose

First Known Use: circa 1916

Related to discombobulate

Synonyms

addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex

Related Words

stick, stump, weird out; abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle; agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset; beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick

Rhymes with discombobulate

circumambulate, circumnavigate,  transubstantiate, underestimate
discombobulation -  noun

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