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discombobulate definition
☆ dis·com·bobu·late (dis′kem bäb′yə lāt′)
transitive verb discombobulated -·lat′ed, discombobulating -·lat′·ing
Informal to upset the composure of; disconcert
Etymology: whimsical alteration and extension, prob. of discomfit
Related Forms:
- discombobulation dis′·com·bob′·u·la′·tion noun
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