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to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers. ... Copy & paste this link to your blog or website to reference this page ... Origin: ; 1825–35, Americanism; fanciful alter. of discompose or discomfort...
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What is the origin of the word "discombobulated"? And is it possible to be "combobulated"? Discombobulate" is an American invention, first appearing around 1834, but its... ... Discombobulate" is an American invention, ... You're reading What is the origin of the word "discombobulated"? And is it possible to be "combobulated"?
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Dear Word Detective: My husband and I disagree as to the origin of the word "pandemonium." I say the word was formed early in this century when pandas were brought to the United States and caused much curiosity. ... Yes, "discombobulate" is a real word, meaning "to disturb, upset, confuse, perplex or disconcert." To...
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Ken and I were talking about the origin of the word discombobulated yesterday. "dis" and "com" are combining forms in English, but there's certainly no root verb bobulate ... But there's a wholely different theory which I first found on a MySpace profile, that discombobulate is connected to the Italian word scombussolare.
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www.somebits.com/weblog/culture/discombobulate.html
www.somebits.com/weblog/culture/discombobulate.html
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The etymology of discombobulate ... Ken and I were talking about the origin of the word discombobulated yesterday. "dis" and "com" are combining forms in English, but there's certainly no root verb bobulate or combobulate.
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I love this word: discombobulate! However, my question is in its usage. (For those who aren't familiar with the term, it means to upset the composure of; disconcert). It is a transitive verb, so it requires an object. ... So what is the origin of this word? This has got to be one of the weirdest words I have ever heard. Drei...
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I know that the word "discombobulate" means to fluster or disconcert. But what is the word's origin and history? ... The exact origin of such fanciful formations is impossible to pin down. It is probable that discombobulate is a fanciful alteration of a specific word such as discompose or discomfort, but the various...
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www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19980217
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To confuse, upset or disconcert. ... Another fine example of the speech of the wild frontier of the US of A, this came to life sometime in the 1830s. Whose invention it was we have no idea, except that he shared the bombastic, super-confident attitude towards language that ... It has much about it of the itinerant peddler,
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www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-dis1.htm
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EXPAND YOUR VERB POWER ... ; The correct answer is upset. Discombobulate; A. dismantle; B. burst into flame; C. disengage; D. upset ... The origin of discombobulate is uncertain.
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www.writingenglish.com/verbpower/discombobulatea.htm
www.writingenglish.com/verbpower/discombobulatea.htm
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