discombobulate

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The term comes from "discombobulate", which means to confuse or frustrate, and Google.

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  1. transitive verb To throw into a state of confusion. See Synonyms at confuse.

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  • The term comes from "discombobulate", which means to confuse or frustrate, and Google. —  Muti
  • Hemingway stood before his to hammer out tales of men and bulls who were noble and brave and doomed, EE Cummings used his to innovate and discombobulate, and now —  The Guardian World News
  • Kim was given the secret task of artfully slipping the tongue-twisting word 'discombobulate' into conversations with each of the camp mates without any of them twigging there was anything awry.
  • Of course, many have paint that's starting to discombobulate and others have road scars that indicate their eventual expendability with their younger drivers. —  The Truth About Cars
  • 'discombobulate' into separate conversations with each of the other celebrities without them suspecting that she was up to something. —  All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
 

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