Main Entry: dis·com·bob·u·late

Pronunciation: \ˌdis-kəm-ˈbä-b(y)ə-ˌlāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed; dis·com·bob·u·lat·ing

Etymology: probably alteration of discompose

Date: circa 1916

: upset, confuse <inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order — Kurt Andersen>

— dis·com·bob·u·la·tion \-ˌbä-b(y)ə-ˈlā-shən\ noun