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discombobulate
English
Alternative forms
- discomboberate
- discombulate
- discombobricate
Etymology
1834 US, fanciful variant of discompose, discomfit, etc., originally discombobricate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?s.k?m?b?b.j??le?t/
Verb
discombobulate (third-person singular simple present discombobulates, present participle discombobulating, simple past and past participle discombobulated)
- (transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
Antonyms
- combobulate
- recombobulate
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Fanciful 19th century American coinages
References
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ambiguity
English
Etymology
From Middle English ambiguite, from Old French ambiguite (French ambiguïté), from Latin ambiguitas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æmb???ju??ti/
Noun
ambiguity (countable and uncountable, plural ambiguities)
- (countable) Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
- His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.
- (uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
Synonyms
- (state of being ambiguous): ambiguousness, imprecision, polysemy
- weasel word
Antonyms
- unambiguity
Related terms
- ambiguous
Translations
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