Prophet of o'er-population, your ingenious calculation, Causeth discombobulation only in the anxious mind
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Discombobulation
Synonyms for "discombobulation" (36 found)
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Strong matches (10)
Related words (18)
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10 translations across 7 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 困惑 noun (an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused)
Finnish
1 entries- hämmennys noun (an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused)
German
1 entries- Verwirrung noun (an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused)
Hungarian
3 entries- zavarodottság noun (an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused)
- összezavarodottság noun (an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused)
- összezavartság noun (an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused)
Polish
1 entries- konsternacja noun (an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused)
Romanian
1 entries- consternare noun (an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- konsterniranost noun (an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused)
- zbunjenost noun (an embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused)
Sample sentences
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This quality or state of not having your act quite together lacks its own word in the dictionary. It is something short of discombobulation, but the mild, mental chafing is irritating enough to demand a remedy.
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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.
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