discombobulate
verb (used with object)
is discombobulating
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present progressiveof discombobulate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But the mere fact of the swings is discombobulating for stock pickers, and could push risk managers to cut back overall exposure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Seeing him as Kalanick is discombobulating for that reason.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2022
"To be in your 50s is discombobulating," he writes, "it gnaws at the psyche and maybe warps one's vision."
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2014
The casting change was reported months ago, but I still found it jarring, in part because the Second Darrin effect is discombobulating even in the best of circumstances.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2014
