discombobulation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused. countable,humorous,uncountable
    — Prophet of o'er-population, your ingenious calculation, Causeth discombobulation only in the anxious mind
  2. A confused or disorderly state. countable,uncountable
    — What has changed since the time of Looney Tunes is the discombobulation of characters' faces. Eyeballs constantly bulge beyond normal proportion to show shock or jubilation; cheeks shrink, sag or even bend in shame, fatigue or anger. Each emotion is heightened, overemphasized with cubist contortions.

词形变化

discombobulations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
pericombobulation

词源

Etymology tree
English discombobulate
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English discombobulation
From discombobulate + -ion.
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