DISCOMBOBULATE


Meaning of DISCOMBOBULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdis-kəm-ˈbä-b(y)ə-ˌlāt ]

transitive verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: probably alteration of discompose

Date: circa 1916

: upset , confuse

inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order — Kurt Andersen

• dis·com·bob·u·la·tion -ˌbä-b(y)ə-ˈlā-shən noun

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