discombobulate

英 [,dɪskəm'bɒbjʊleɪt] 美[,dɪskəm'bɑbjə,let]
  • vt. 使混乱;使泄气;使困惑

GRE

英英释义


1. cause to be confused emotionally
2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;
"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"

助记提示


1. perhaps it is the fanciful variant of discompose.

英文词源


discombobulate (v.)
1834, American English, fanciful coinage of a type popular then (originally discombobricate). Related: discombobulating; discombobulation.