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单词 discombobulate
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Definition of discombobulate in English:

discombobulate

verb ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjʊleɪtˌdɪskəmˈbɑbjəleɪt
[with object]humorous
  • Disconcert or confuse (someone)

    this attitude totally discombobulated Bruce
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I smirked at Jen who was completely discombobulated and had stopped moving altogether.
    • Andy was puzzled by how discombobulated I was on the phone, and I was too flummoxed to say anything until she'd left.
    • So when the train from London arrived ten minutes early, catching me with a compressed paper beaker half full with scalding hot coffee I was somewhat discombobulated.
    • Being around him discombobulates her to no end.
    • Perhaps these inconstancies are part of the book's Art - an attempt to discombobulate the audience with extreme contradictions just as the characters live in a state of perpetual untruth and obfuscation.
    • Variety's the spice of life, but jumping from one thing to another this week will completely discombobulate you and everyone else.
    • When his sister Anna comes to stay, things briefly tilt towards farce as she stomps about, brandishing mop and bucket and discombobulating the household in a cleaning frenzy.
    • The tiny animal darted away nervously, no doubt totally discombobulated by the sight of two bubble-blowing monsters disturbing it's quiet lifestyle.
    • If you choose not to do that, be prepared to discombobulate four lives and take your chances of it working out well or badly.
    • The mother is not the only one who has become discombobulated.
    • Even sports cliches are discombobulated with this team.
    • On most of his leaps, he was too discombobulated at first to think clearly, let alone to come up with such a clever story.
    • The bottom line is that a shock deflation will put many people out of work and discombobulate the economy.
    • Now that I'm in Vermont and earning money, I'm completely discombobulated.
    • I think, at some point, some of these analysts should just look at this case and realize that it's discombobulating for the prosecution.
    • We were suddenly discombobulated because we were not aware of any amendment to clause 1.
    • I was slightly discombobulated, turning around several times to make sure whom they were addressing.
    • The mysterious void discombobulated the men still on the field, who had never seen as such before.
    • I am a slave to routine. Days like this make me feel discombobulated all day long.
    • Some chefs are easy to trust-no matter how discombobulated the ingredient list, no matter how intense the food aversion.
    Synonyms
    amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, stupefy, daze, nonplus

Derivatives

  • discombobulation

  • noun
    humorous
    • It's a slightly more melodic piece than what was on Wednesday's program, but the effect of discombobulation was basically the same.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But the 39-year-old comedian's unsettled nature seems to run deeper than mere discombobulation at missing an appointment.
      • For the music fan of a certain age, flicking through gig guides has recently become a source of profound discombobulation.
      • The same discombobulation afflicted the finale of the fourth symphony, but to a lesser degree.
      • It's the kind of pleasant discombobulation you get from a midway hall of mirrors.

Origin

Early 19th century (originally US): probably based on discompose or discomfit.

 
 

Definition of discombobulate in US English:

discombobulate

verbˌdɪskəmˈbɑbjəleɪtˌdiskəmˈbäbyəlāt
[with object]humorous
  • Disconcert or confuse (someone)

    this attitude totally discombobulated Bruce
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We were suddenly discombobulated because we were not aware of any amendment to clause 1.
    • Andy was puzzled by how discombobulated I was on the phone, and I was too flummoxed to say anything until she'd left.
    • Some chefs are easy to trust-no matter how discombobulated the ingredient list, no matter how intense the food aversion.
    • The mother is not the only one who has become discombobulated.
    • Even sports cliches are discombobulated with this team.
    • I think, at some point, some of these analysts should just look at this case and realize that it's discombobulating for the prosecution.
    • So when the train from London arrived ten minutes early, catching me with a compressed paper beaker half full with scalding hot coffee I was somewhat discombobulated.
    • I am a slave to routine. Days like this make me feel discombobulated all day long.
    • Perhaps these inconstancies are part of the book's Art - an attempt to discombobulate the audience with extreme contradictions just as the characters live in a state of perpetual untruth and obfuscation.
    • The bottom line is that a shock deflation will put many people out of work and discombobulate the economy.
    • When his sister Anna comes to stay, things briefly tilt towards farce as she stomps about, brandishing mop and bucket and discombobulating the household in a cleaning frenzy.
    • Variety's the spice of life, but jumping from one thing to another this week will completely discombobulate you and everyone else.
    • The tiny animal darted away nervously, no doubt totally discombobulated by the sight of two bubble-blowing monsters disturbing it's quiet lifestyle.
    • The mysterious void discombobulated the men still on the field, who had never seen as such before.
    • I was slightly discombobulated, turning around several times to make sure whom they were addressing.
    • If you choose not to do that, be prepared to discombobulate four lives and take your chances of it working out well or badly.
    • On most of his leaps, he was too discombobulated at first to think clearly, let alone to come up with such a clever story.
    • Now that I'm in Vermont and earning money, I'm completely discombobulated.
    • I smirked at Jen who was completely discombobulated and had stopped moving altogether.
    • Being around him discombobulates her to no end.
    Synonyms
    amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, stupefy, daze, nonplus

Origin

Early 19th century (originally US): probably based on discompose or discomfit.

 
 
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