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- Dictionarydiscombobulated/ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjʊleɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. confused and disconcerted: humorous "he is looking a little pained and discombobulated"
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DISCOMBOBULATE definition: 1. to confuse someone or make someone feel uncomfortable 2. to confuse someone or make someone feel…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISCOMBOBULATED is characterized by confusion or disorder. How to use discombobulated in a sentence.
: to cause to be in a state of confusion : upset, disorient. … inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order. Kurt Andersen. Executives of other NHL clubs are hopping mad at St. Louis president Jack Quinn and general manager Ron Caron for once again discombobulating the NHL's salary structure. Austin Murphy.
Discombobulate, meaning “to confuse, frustrate,” sounds like something straight out of a cartoon. It was first recorded in the form discomboberate in the early 1800s, and apparently originated as a humorous imitation of hifalutin -sounding Latin words.
Discombobulated definition: confused, disconcerted, or upset. See examples of DISCOMBOBULATED used in a sentence.
the fact of being made to feel confused or uncomfortable by something: He showed his discombobulation by not being sure whether to sarcastically congratulate his rival or attack him. We feel nostalgia for the past and discombobulation about the future. See. discombobulate. Fewer examples.
Discombobulate is a fun, fancy word for “confuse.” If something has put you in a state where you don't know up from down and you can't spell your own name, you may be discombobulated.
