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
But none have quite the staying power of discombobulate.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
Does springing forward in early March leave you feeling discombobulated during your commute?
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Yet Grace is the one who wakes up in space, and this story emerges nonlinearly, narrative flashbacks like bursts of memory ripping through his brain, discombobulated after a long intergalactic coma.
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Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
Yet Grace is the one who wakes up in space, and this story emerges nonlinearly, narrative flashbacks like bursts of memory ripping through his brain, discombobulated after a long intergalactic coma.
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Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for discombobulate
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
Does springing forward in early March leave you feeling discombobulated during your commute?
—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Yet Grace is the one who wakes up in space, and this story emerges nonlinearly, narrative flashbacks like bursts of memory ripping through his brain, discombobulated after a long intergalactic coma.
—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
Yet Grace is the one who wakes up in space, and this story emerges nonlinearly, narrative flashbacks like bursts of memory ripping through his brain, discombobulated after a long intergalactic coma.
—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for discombobulate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discombobulate
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For three years straight, he’s kept up a pace that bewilders the industry’s leading comics.
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The narrator and his wife find that their attachment to the charismatic and cryptic Chibi grows with the cat’s increasing visits, in a way that bewilders them but somehow bonds them closer together.
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.
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Why The Market Misprices Good Companies Investors often confuse business quality with investment quality.
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The Illinois numbers, especially this year’s, are baffling experts.
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Using humane methods like squirrel baffles and tree nets can effectively keep squirrels out of your fruit trees.
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Sometimes those editing swings make sense, like incorporating more social-media posts and group chats, but other times the stylistic choices simply perplex.
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Many are perplexed by the decision to partner with Target given the boycott taking place due to the company’s rollback of DEI initiatives.
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But as other mathematicians would explore, there are irrational numbers with Lagrange values larger than 3, which puzzle researchers to this day.
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This is, famously, one of the trickier accessories to puzzle into your luggage.
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That prevents your privacy and befuddles trackers that bundle your location and demographic data along with your online activities to sell your profile to advertisers and brokers.
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Just reaching the Finals has befuddled most of my friends.
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“Discombobulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discombobulate. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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