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discombobulate

/dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-leyt/US // ˌdɪs kəmˈbɒb yəˌleɪt //UK // (ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjʊˌleɪt) //

混淆视听,搞混了,混沌不清,混淆视听的情况下

Related Words

confound困惑,混淆,混淆视听befuddle淆乱,混乱,混淆视听,淆乱人心disconcert令人不安,使人不安,使人不安的是,令人不安的是fluster流言蜚语,流感,流言四起,流言bewilder迷惑,迷惑人,迷惑人心,迷惑人的disturb困扰,干扰,扰乱,骚扰ruffle褶边,围脖,褶皱,围裙perplex困惑,困扰,困扰的问题,疑惑puzzle谜题,难题,拼图,谜团upset心烦意乱,心乱如麻,烦乱,心烦意乱的muddle淆乱,搞乱,淆杂,淆乱的addle加德勒,瘾君子,加德纳,加德士baffle挡板,档板,迷惑,迷惑性frustrate沮丧,挫折,挫败,沮丧的throw抛出,扔掉,抛出的,扔掉了fuddle浑然一体,灌醉,浑浊,灌输mix up混淆,搞混了,混杂,混淆视听

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed, dis·com·bob·u·lat·ing.

    • : to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbconfuse
Forms: discombobulated
Synonyms
befuddle淆乱,混乱,混淆视听,淆乱人心bewilder迷惑,迷惑人,迷惑人心,迷惑人的confound困惑,混淆,混淆视听disconcert令人不安,使人不安,使人不安的是,令人不安的是fluster流言蜚语,流感,流言四起,流言addle加德勒,瘾君子,加德纳,加德士baffle挡板,档板,迷惑,迷惑性disturb困扰,干扰,扰乱,骚扰frustrate沮丧,挫折,挫败,沮丧的fuddle浑然一体,灌醉,浑浊,灌输muddle淆乱,搞乱,淆杂,淆乱的perplex困惑,困扰,困扰的问题,疑惑puzzle谜题,难题,拼图,谜团ruffle褶边,围脖,褶皱,围裙throw抛出,扔掉,抛出的,扔掉了upset心烦意乱,心乱如麻,烦乱,心烦意乱的mix up混淆,搞混了,混杂,混淆视听

Where does discombobulate come from?

Discombobulate, meaning “to confuse, frustrate,” sounds like something straight out of a cartoon. It was first recorded in the form discomboberate in the early 1800s, and apparently originated as a humorous imitation of hifalutin-sounding Latin words. We can also detect  the influence of words with similar senses like discomfit or discompose in it.Many more amusing Americanisms await in our slideshow “These Wacky Words Originated In The USA.”

Examples

  • Yet as Tampa Bay discombobulated Kansas City in a 31-9 victory, the greatest statement wasn’t what Brady proved to his former team or anyone else wondering whether he still had it at age 43.

  • A personal assault by you on me will wake these people up and discombobulate Goldsmith.

  • They may copy my style till all's blue, but they won't discombobulate me.

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