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DEFINITION: n. The moment of awareness when you realize that have you made a huge mistake on a big project, and will have to start all over again, from the very beginning. v. To suddenly realize that you are going to fail.
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Discomsobulated
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: dis/kum/sob/u/lat/ed
Sentence: As Jan stood at the altar waiting for Todd, (aka "The Big Man on Campus") to appear at the church so the music could start playing...the phone rang. Yes, it was Todd and he was calling from Vegas. Not only had the bachelor party gotten out of hand, but he was now married to the girl who jumped out of his cake. There was no consoling Jan. She had become so discomsobulated, that she burst through the church doors, shouted at all the guests, "You can go home! Once again I have been screwed! I should know better!" Legend has it, that once she stormed out of the church, and down the stairs, she could be heard saying, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!
Etymology: Derived from Discombobulated: 1. having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion. 2.confused, embarrassed; broken, mixed up
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COMMENTS:
I love a good sentence. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-16: 00:00:00
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Disasterstanding
Created by: gabngar
Pronunciation: dis-as-ter-stand-ing
Sentence:
Etymology: disaster+understanding
Sucksessless
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: suks ses les
Sentence: Everything was perfect on her perfect day. The garden setting for the nuptials was gorgeous;the weather perfect;the 500 guests waiting excitedly. Cara was dressed like a fairy princess, ready to dazzler everyone. Then the bubble burst. Just seconds before she was to walk down the aisle, she got a call from her beloved fiance, Milo. He told her he was not coming and the wedding was off. Stunned, she asked him why he had gone this far,but now could not attend their dream wedding. "I am as upset as you", he said, "But I cannot come today...my wife won't let me!" "Aaaaaagh"! she cried as she tossed the phone into the fountain...why was she dogged with such a sucksessless history? This was the fourth guy in a row who had stood her up at the altar! Always almost a bride, never a bridesmaid.
Etymology: Sucks (used to express disappointment, contempt, or derision) & Success (an event that accomplishes its intended purpose) & Less (lacking;lower in quality)
Realhorrolize
Created by: AlouattaPigra
Pronunciation: Reel hore oh lies
Sentence: Prince Daviidu's eyes opened wide in realhorrolization. "I realhorrolize it now, oh woe to the error in my stirde, to be abash of these things I've done is all that I can ask of you sweet shaman. . ." The wise wizard looked at his soul and said. "No."
Etymology: Realize + horror, aggulutinative
Awerrorness
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ah wer ror ness
Sentence: We have all had that moment of awerrorness, when you just knew you had picked the wrong job or the wrong house or the wrong vehicle or the wrong person to share your life with. Marcia just had such a flash of awerrorness when her Dad walked her up the aisle to marry the love of her life, her high school sweetheart, John Brady. Even though they had been engaged forever, had 6 children together, owned a business and a big ranch home together, Marcia just knew at that very moment that life had way more to offer her than John could provide. Sure he was reliable, steady, a solid rock and oh so boring. She was after all a still vibrant and attractive 29 year old, with unfulfilled passions and ambitions. There were still places to visit, although John never wanted to leave the farm. There were still adventures to have, although John did not believe that life was meant to be lived in an exciting manner. Seeing her change in demeanour, her father squeezed her arm and whispered to her out of the side of his smiling mouth: "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia...wake up from your daydream and smile...many girls would love to become a member of the Brady Bunch!"
Etymology: Awe {an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)} & Awareness (having knowledge of) & Error (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention;inadvertent incorrectness; a misconception resulting from incorrect information )
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COMMENTS:
Great tale:lol. Is John aka John-boy Walton - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-15: 18:40:00
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Epiphankneed
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: e-pi-fa-need
Sentence: Nano-seconds after the cell phone call from her fiance Brian, while her carefully chosen processional music loomed from the interior of the church, Penny felt the strangest sensation. Its beginning, as her face began to flush, reminded her somewhat of the time she had taken too much niacin. Following this was the awareness that her life was not going to go as so meticulously planned. The thought-sensations, which had begun in her pineal gland, travelled down her spine and into her legs which bent immediately. Her lovely bouquet of almost-mauve roses flew from her hand. There she lay, prostrate before the stunned, but strategically assembled, wedding party. She had been ephipankneed right on the steps of the church.
Etymology: From epiphany, meaning a moment of sudden and great revelation + knee, a verb, meaning to reduce someone to a state of weakness
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:44:00
I live for comments! - readerwriter, 2008-08-15: 15:46:00
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Miscalculization
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mis-cal-cu-li-za-tion
Sentence: The miscalculization happened just as I hit the "send" button. I glanced at the figures and saw that not only was the final budget incorrect, but I had mistakenly sent the report to my boyfriend instead of my supervisor. I wondered where I had sent the "special" photo that was supposed to go to my boyfriend.
Etymology: miscalculation: to count or estimate incorrectly; an error in judgement + realization: to understand clearly and distinctly
Blunderstruck
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bluhn-der-struhk
Sentence: Susan was completely blunderstruck, standing at the alter when she realized that nobody had been assigned to pick up her brother/minister at the airport.
Etymology: blunder (to make a gross or stupid mistake) thunderstruck (dumbfounded, flabbergasted)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by two writers: Osomatic and erasmus. Thank you Osomatic and erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James
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