Nearby Words
verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
Related forms
dis·com·bob·u·la·tion, noun
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Discombobulated
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- But I'm a bit discombobulated by the latest development.
- That seemingly innocuous question has totally discombobulated you and forced you to re-examine what it is you are doing and why.
- The really bad ones always leave me discombobulated.
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Slang Dictionary
discombobulate definition[dɪskəmˈbɑbjəlet]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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discombobulated definition[dɪskəmˈbɑbjəledəd] and [dɪskəmˈbubjəledəd]and discomboobulated
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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