English Explanatory Dictionary

discombobulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɪs.kəmˈbɒb.jəˌleɪt/ en-us-discombobulate.ogg en-au-discombobulate.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discombobulate.wav

Word forms

discombobulate discombobulates discombobulating discombobulated discomboberate discombulate discombobricate discombooberate

Etymology

1834 US, fanciful variant of discompose, discomfit, etc., originally discombobricate. The -bob- interfix may come from bobbery, meaning “commotion, noise”.

Antonyms

combobulate recombobulate

Derived words

discombobulation discombobulator
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