discombobulate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex. humorous,transitive
    — 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.

词形变化

discombobulates present,singular,third-person discombobulating participle,present discombobulated participle,past discombobulated past discomboberate alternative discombulate alternative discombobricate alternative discombooberate alternative

词汇关系

反义词
combobulate recombobulate

词源

1834 US, fanciful variant of discompose, discomfit, etc., originally discombobricate. The -bob- interfix may come from bobbery, meaning “commotion, noise”.
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