discombobulate
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discombobulate
- /ˌdɪs.kəmˈbɒb.jəˌleɪt/
Where it comes from
Fanciful variant of discompose, discomfit, etc., originally discombobricate. The -bob- interfix may come from bobbery, meaning “commotion, noise”. First attested in 1834 in the United States.
verb discombobulates · discombobulating · discombobulated · discomboberate · discombulate
- To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex. Can't you and I pretend to quarrel? A personal assault by you on me will wake these people up and discombobulate Goldsmith. Say the word—only don't hit too hard.
