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- Dictionarydiscombobulate/ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. disconcert or confuse (someone): humorous "this attitude totally discombobulated Bruce"
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: 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 definition: 1. to confuse someone or make someone feel uncomfortable 2. to confuse someone or make someone feel…. Learn more.
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.
discombobulate somebody to confuse somebody and make them slightly anxious. You can discombobulate a cat just by rearranging the furniture.
noun. Word origin. whimsical alteration and extension, prob. of discomfit. Word Frequency. discombobulate in American English. (ˌdɪskəmˈbɑbjəˌleit) transitive verb Word forms: -lated, -lating. to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate. The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
Discombobulate definition: to confuse or disconcert; confound; bewilder. See examples of DISCOMBOBULATE used in a sentence.
verb. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle. Informal: throw. Idiom: make one's head reel.
