as in to bewilder
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss
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Recent Examples of discombobulate
The experience at the airport has changed in recent years, and can be discombobulating for families.
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Jason D. Seacat, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Technology use and enthusiasm are high and widespread these days—indeed, many of us feel lost or discombobulated if we’re separated for even a short time from our smartphones.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Refrain from letting anyone discombobulate your day with innuendos or false offers.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
For myriad reasons, the passing attack was discombobulated and unreliable.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023
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Jason D. Seacat, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Technology use and enthusiasm are high and widespread these days—indeed, many of us feel lost or discombobulated if we’re separated for even a short time from our smartphones.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Refrain from letting anyone discombobulate your day with innuendos or false offers.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
For myriad reasons, the passing attack was discombobulated and unreliable.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discombobulate
Verb
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And aren’t our real-life romantic complications bewildering enough?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its ginormous investments in higher-value, tech-heavy sectors from smartphones to autos to semiconductors to biotechnology are disrupting the global landscape at bewildering speed.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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This decision could confuse your friends.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The season ended with the two attending a sleepover at Cody's house after his mom confused Beavis and Butt-Head with her son's friends.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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That’s baffling to me that it was even checked.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Willis, a seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker who starred for the San Francisco 49ers, was baffled by Jerry Jones sending Parsons to Green Bay.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many historians have been perplexed by how such a seemingly simple man as Shakespeare could have written works of such grandeur and depth.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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Norman is perplexed by shootings like this.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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After getting entangled in a puzzling murder, the two go on the run to solve the case while also trying to piece their relationship back together.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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This mystery puzzled scientists because ice was not supposed to behave like that.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Opposing defenses, who hadn't game-planned for him prior to the season, were befuddled by his ability to drive and dish at a high level.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Aug. 2025
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Or just confused vibes, such as when one player befuddled another by doing his best Puddy from Seinfeld on a plane impersonation.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Discombobulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discombobulate. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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