Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To throw into a state of confusion. See Synonyms at confuse.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally.
WordNet 3.0
- v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- v. cause to be confused emotionally
Etymologies
- Perhaps alteration of discompose.
Examples
“Years ago, while living in California, I heard the word "discombobulate'" and have been using it ever since, when in a state of chaos.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Ticker) -- Tennessee's Ron Slay vowed to "discombobulate" Kentucky, but the Volunteers could not slow down the Wildcats 'express.”
“Camara joked that he did not know what the word "discombobulate" meant.”
“The term comes from "discombobulate", which means to confuse or frustrate, and Google.”
“discombobulate' into separate conversations with each of the other celebrities without them suspecting that she was up to something.”
“Far more than sex, it's the teeth brushing, the peeing, the tiny intimacies that discombobulate me.”
“Running off to the race track -- on their wedding day, no less -- is sure to discombobulate him.”
“Their dark skins discombobulate those badly infected with the ideological virus of political correctness.”
“Forbes: Let's then get to the whole thing on "too big to fail," or perhaps a better way, too complex to fail because you don't have to be very big to as we saw with long-term capital management to discombobulate the whole system.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘discombobulate’.
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henryar's list
marmoleum, menagerie, cyan, ochre, pilfer, discombobulate, loquacious, iridescent, amethyst, derelict, botulism, equilibrium and 240 more...
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Nincompoopery
Words that clatter and tumble
nincompoop, pettyfoggery, gaberlunzie, cattywampus, weisenheimer, katzenjammer, hecklephone, loblolly, carriwitchet, flibbertyjibbet, hornswoggle, thimblerigger and 159 more...
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Bob
He's everywhere.
bob, Bob, bobolink, nabob, bobbing, apple bobbing, Bob Dylan, ragtag and bobtail, plumb bob, kabob, discombobulate, earbob and 104 more...
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see ulater, alligator
Discombobulate-enkindled 'ulate' words.
discombobulate, undulate, perambulate, ululate, tabulate, postulate, particulate, articulate, inarticulate, populate, manipulate, capitulate and 95 more...
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Undo
A list of terms that denote separating one thing from another, or deconstructing a thing into its parts or to a former state. E.g., untie, divorce, unscramble.
untie, divorce, unscramble, disunite, disjoin, undo, separate, disassemble, uncouple, unhitch, disassociate, disaffiliate and 178 more...
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beecher's list
word and phrase fun
hidey hole, ghoti, padiddle, padaddle, metathesis, discombobulate, bass ackwards, no bout adoubt it, lackadaisical, verbemia, verbitis, barack obama
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words my students purport to love
utilize, pudding, Indeed, kumquat, spleen, schadenfreude, slush, juxtapose, discombobulate, brackish, resuscitate, vapid
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ChalkItUp's list
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Favorite nonsense verbs
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silly words
funny words..
discombobulate, ishcombibble, regafimaninababiv, snore, popple, ingrown butthair
Silly.Girl02 i seriously never thought this was a word til a friend of mine used it, and i laughed really hard Jan 2, 2011
beecher Great word. I just discovered this site and I love it. Check out -
http://www.walkinthewords.blogspot.com
for more fun word stuff Apr 19, 2008
omnidopp but if you want to undiscombobulate, combobulating doesn't seem to be an option... Mar 21, 2008
isteratter A funny-sounding word, usually used lightheartedly, but which I use to describe a upsetting and frightening inability to think.
Dec 20, 2007