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Discombobulate vs Ambiguity - What's the difference?

discombobulate | ambiguity |

As a verb discombobulate

is (humorous) to throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.

As a noun ambiguity is

(countable) something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.

discombobulate

English

Alternative forms

* discomboberate * discombulate * discombobricate

Verb

(discombobulat)
  • (humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.

    • Antonyms

    * recombobulate

    See also

    *

    References

    English words prefixed with dis- English words suffixed with -ate Fanciful 19th century American coinages

    ambiguity

    English

    (wikipedia ambiguity)

    Noun

  • (countable) Something, particulary 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

    Antonyms

    * unambiguity

    Related terms

    * ambiguous