discombobulate

== English == === Alternative forms === discomboberate, discombulate, discombobricate, discombooberate === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.kəmˈbɒb.jəˌleɪt/ Hyphenation: dis‧com‧bob‧u‧late === Verb === discombobulate (third-person singular simple present discombobulates, present participle discombobulating, simple past and past participle discombobulated) (transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex. Antonyms: combobulate, recombobulate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Appendix:Fanciful 19th century American coinages === References === === Further reading === “discombobulate”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “discombobulate”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “discombobulate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “discombobulate”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “discombobulate, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “discombobulate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.