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discombobulation
noun 2
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5ADJ.
ingenious, mild, short
VERB + DISCOMBOBULATION
tunes
DISCOMBOBULATION + NOUN
characters'
PREP.
in
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
1
An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.
Prophet of o'er-population, your ingenious calculation, Causeth discombobulation only in the anxious mind
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.
2
A confused or disorderly state.
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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noun — a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
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Prophet of o'er-population, your ingenious calculation, Causeth discombobulation only in the anxious mind
Wiktionary02
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
Wiktionary03
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
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