discombobulated

[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-ley-tid]

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.

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of discombobulated¹

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

Example Sentences

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.”

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

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

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I have added “discombobulated” to that ongoing list and type of guide to the long Trumpocene.

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The Glaswegian looked so discombobulated by the heckle that another audience member asked him if he was okay.

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