discombobulate

To discombobulate is defined as to confuse or disorient.

(verb)

An example of discombobulate is for a roller coaster to turn someone upside down and make them feel disoriented.

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See discombobulate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb discombobulated, discombobulating

Informal to upset the composure of; disconcert

Origin: whimsical alteration and extension, prob. of discomfit

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See discombobulate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed, dis·com·bob·u·lat·ing, dis·com·bob·u·lates
To throw into a state of confusion. See Synonyms at confuse.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps alteration of discompose

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Related Forms:

  • disˌcom·bobˌu·laˈtion noun

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