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- Dictionarydiscombobulate/ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. disconcert or confuse (someone): humorous "this attitude totally discombobulated Bruce"
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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 DISCOMBOBULATE is to cause to be in a state of confusion : upset, disorient. How to use discombobulate in a sentence.
Discombobulate kind of sounds like you feel when you're disoriented: bouncing around in several directions at once. Trying to say discombobulate for the first time might discombobulate you! Because of its funny sound, discombobulate is often used in a humorous way.
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.
: characterized by confusion or disorder. He was discombobulated, utterly confused as to what had happened. Michael Hall. But you've also probably noticed that oversleeping can make you feel discombobulated … Christopher Bergland. Detroit's offensive line was a discombobulated mess of failing health and poor performance last year … Nate Atkins.
discombobulate somebody to confuse somebody and make them slightly anxious. You can discombobulate a cat just by rearranging the furniture.
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.
