单词 | discombobulated |
释义 | discombobulatedadj. Chiefly humorous (originally and chiefly U.S.). Disturbed, upset, disconcerted, confused. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > disconcerted disconcerted1686 discombobulated1870 moggadored1936 1870 North Amer. & U.S. Gaz. (Philadelphia) 24 Dec. 1/6 Any missy who..discards her grammar lesson for Gerald's witchery, will tremble and be generally discombobulated for the next twenty-four hours. 1957 M. Millar Soft Talkers ii. 21 It seems as though we were getting all discombobulated for nothing. 1970 N.Y. Mag 5 Jan. 40/2 One of several clearly discombobulated campaign speeches. 2006 A. Robbins Overachievers x. 230 After getting accustomed to being home, AP Frank was back at college and feeling discombobulated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1870 |
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