Discombobulate - Word of the Day - 18/02/16

Today's Word

Discombobulate

verb

Pronunciation

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

Definition of discombobulate

 - upset, confuse

Examples of discombobulate

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nventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order — Kurt Andersen>

discombobulation -  noun

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

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