discombobulate

dis·com·bob·u·late

verb \ˌdis-kəm-ˈbä-b(y)ə-ˌlāt\

dis·com·bob·u·lat·eddis·com·bob·u·lat·ing

Definition of DISCOMBOBULATE

transitive verb

: upset, confuse <inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order — Kurt Andersen>

— dis·com·bob·u·la·tion \-ˌbä-b(y)ə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

Examples of DISCOMBOBULATE

1. <our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss>

Origin of DISCOMBOBULATE

probably alteration of discompose

First Known Use: circa 1916

Related to DISCOMBOBULATE

Synonyms: addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex

Related Words: stick, stump, weird out; abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle; agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset; beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick

Near Antonyms: assure, reassure, satisfy; enlighten, inform

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Rhymes with DISCOMBOBULATE

circumambulate, circumnavigate, contraindicate, decontaminate, deteriorate, differentiate, disambiguate, disassociate, disorientate, disproportionate, excommunicate, expiration date, free-associate, hyperventilate, incapacitate, intermediate, interpenetrate, misappropriate, multivariate, overcompensate, overpopulate, ratiocinate, recapitulate, rehabilitate, renegotiate, superannuate, supersaturate, transubstantiate, underestimate