discombobulate

dis·com·bob·u·late

transitive verb \ˌdis-kəm-ˈbä-b(y)ə-ˌlāt\

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

Definition of DISCOMBOBULATE

: 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

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