discombobulates

present tense third-person singular of discombobulate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discombobulates
Verb
  • The disinformation pushed by these types of influencers confuses audiences, leaves them less informed, and erodes trust in actual journalism.
    Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Without it, greenwashing confuses customers and slows adoption.
    Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The designs were puckish and gender-bending, evoking both awe and repulsion—the sort of clothing that titillates lovers of conceptual fashion and bewilders the uninitiated.
    Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Wedged in the far southeastern corner of the bottom of the continent, between South Africa and Mozambique, Eswatini is the last absolute monarchy in Africa, a status that bewilders modernizers and beguiles traditionalists.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One case that still baffles is the macabre story of Virginia McCullough, who killed her parents for their money – and then lived with their bodies for four years.
    KC Baker, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Discombobulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discombobulates. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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