Etymology

discombobulation

Today it means: An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused. Full definition →

English discombobulate ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Englishcompose
  11. Englishdiscompose
  12. Englishdiscombobulate
  13. English todaydiscombobulation

From discombobulate + -ion.

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