discombobulated

American  

[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-ley-tid] / ˌdɪs kəmˈbɒb yəˌleɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. Informal. confused, disconcerted, or upset.

   Everything about my morning was discombobulated and strange.

   The quarterback was under constant pressure—he was sacked three times—and looked discombobulated as a result.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of discombobulate.

Etymology

Origin of discombobulated

discombobulate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

They hugged one another and recounted slightly discombobulated stories of bullets ricocheting off cellphones and even someone’s teeth.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps she was still discombobulated from the fall, but Penelope had a nagging sense that Judge Quinzy’s tale did not quite add up.

From Literature

Melissa Otto, head of research at S&P Global Visible Alpha, said if Google was forced to sell Chrome it would have “completely discombobulated their business model.”

From Los Angeles Times

In fact, they're all so discombobulated by this thing that some of them are making monumental political gaffes trying to deal with it.

From Salon

In the words of my late mother, I am discombobulated.

From Salon