Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discombobulator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-com-bob-u-la-tor
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who or that which discombobulates.

noun

A thingy; a doodad.

Informal

Example Sentences

""The discombobulator. I'm not allowed to talk about it," Trump said from the Oval Office. He earlier described it as a "secret sonic weapon" that "nobody else has.""

Etymology

From discombobulate + -or.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: discombobulate

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

discombobulators (plural)

Questions

What does discombobulator mean?: One who or that which discombobulates.
Where does discombobulator come from?: From discombobulate + -or.

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