discombobulation
noun[U]
informalmainlyhumorousuk/dɪs.kəmˌbɒb.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/dɪs.kəmˌbɑː.bjəˈleɪ.ʃən/thefactof being made tofeelconfusedoruncomfortableby something:
困惑,迷惘Heshowedhis discombobulation by not beingsurewhether tosarcasticallycongratulatehisrivalorattackhim.他很困惑,不知道该讽刺地祝贺他的对手还是攻击他。
Wefeelnostalgiafor the past and discombobulation about thefuture.我们感到对过去的怀念和对未来的迷茫。
See
discombobulate
- Peoplefeltsome discombobulation at thesightof MrWhitelaughingandjokingwith theformerarch-enemy.
- Those whofeltdisorientatedwatchinghis lastmoviecanexpectthe same discombobulation from this one, too.
- I didlosesomesleepthatnightas mymindkeptonrelivingthosemomentsof discombobulation.
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- addled
- all of a doodahidiom
- all over the placeidiom
- alphabet soup
- at seaidiom
- disordered
- disorganization
- disorganized
- disorientating
- disorientation
- muzzily
- muzziness
- mysterious
- mysteriously
- mystification
- unaccountably
- unexplained
- wise
- woolliness
- woolly