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    discombobulated

    discombobulated - Dictionary definition and meaning for word discombobulated

    Definition
    (adj) having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
    Synonyms : disconcerted
    Example Sentence
    • the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand
    • looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for discombobulated

If you remember bob(of a pendulum and think of the movement of swinging to and fro) bobulate - make something swing to and fro, here and there - to get someone confused.

the word itself is so tough to pronunce that u get CONFUSED

combo means two or more(kinda mix) or can also be said as composed. wen it is discombo,then the combination is not there and u are confused with the discomposed version.

After hearing the news of "Disco mein Bomb" everybody was thrown into confusion and they started running like mad.

discombobulated = dis + comb + bobulate = when you comb something it gets composed, when it is discomb-obulated, it gets discomposed or disconcerted

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discombobulated:'dis'(this) place+has 'become' 'bobulated'(consists of lots of bubbles) and therefore u become confused in there

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