discombobulate
verb (used with object)
discombobulation
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a word derived from
discombobulate.
Example Sentences
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There was a little bit of discombobulation on the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
It provided a unity and a serene calm in the midst of discombobulation and disquiet.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Most of its featured romantic betrayals and fistfights were real, revved into the red by producers taking advantage of their subject’s emotional discombobulation.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
The campaigns had no shortage of metaphors for the discombobulation, even before Day 3, when the three-ring circus became a two-ringer.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022
But the journey isn’t just loud to soft — it’s discombobulation to clarity.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
