单词	discombobulating
释义	discombobulate verb dis·​com·​bob·​u·​late ˌdis-kəm-ˈbä-b(y)ə-ˌlāt  discombobulated; discombobulating; discombobulates transitive verb informal : to cause to be in a state of confusion : upset, disorient … inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order. Kurt Andersen Executives of other NHL clubs are hopping mad at St. Louis president Jack Quinn and general manager Ron Caron for once again discombobulating the NHL's salary structure. Austin Murphy … his determination to discombobulate the bourgeoise was not regarded as a joke. George Levine see also discombobulated discombobulating adjective If it has been an unsettling season for all NFL players, it has been absolutely discombobulating for the Raiders … Ron Fimrite Penn sent a discombobulating array of material to incoming freshmen over the summer. Ben Adler discombobulation ˌdis-kəm-ˌbä-b(y)ə-ˈlā-shən  noun A winding drive through the rural areas, twisting and turning to the point of discombobulation, until, emerging around a final left turn, a clearing presents itself. Micah Redfield Synonyms addle baffle bamboozle beat befog befuddle bemuse bewilder buffalo confound confuse disorient flummox fox fuddle get gravel maze muddle muddy mystify perplex pose puzzle vex See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss Recent Examples on the Web Authorities said a beam of light aimed at an aircraft could discombobulate and even temporarily blind the pilot in the cockpit. Matt Bruce, ajc, 30 July 2022 Scientists have known for years about bony fish, sharks, worms, jellies, corals, and other marine creatures that light up to attract mates, lure prey, or discombobulate predators. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2021 These molecular tests search the genomic manuscript with about as much precision as the Ctrl+F function on a computer, which means that even single-letter typos—that is, simple RNA mutations—can discombobulate them. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 June 2021 The café owner known only as Fleabag attends a family dinner at which a wedding is discussed, alcoholism is confronted, and pregnancies are miscarried—all in the space of a few discombobulating minutes. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 May 2020 Still, the margin was narrow until Oregon, whose speedy offense had discombobulated Wisconsin, blended a series of free throws with some jumpers to build a comfortable lead. Alan Blinder, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2020 Now is, of course, a discombobulating moment to be writing about marathons. Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020 Excess price, excess luxury, excess power, and excess, i.e. mind-boggling, organ-discombobulating acceleration. Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 5 Mar. 2020 And so the Embassy was discombobulated, disrupted, uncertain. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2020 See More Word History Etymology probably alteration of discompose First Known Use 1879, in the meaning defined above discombobulating verb present participle of discombobulate as in baffling to throw into a state of mental uncertainty our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance baffling bewildering puzzling perplexing confusing disorienting embarrassing befuddling mystifying disturbing confounding bemusing vexing flustering rattling upsetting muddling stunning bamboozling unsettling flummoxing posing muddying fuddling bothering addling mazing getting graveling befogging disconcerting beating distressing buffaloing discomfiting foxing mortifying gravelling disquieting discomforting blowing one's mind dismaying perturbing stumping going to one's head agitating misleading sticking unhinging deceiving beguiling discountenancing nonplussing abashing discomposing nonplusing deluding weirding out tricking fazing gulling fooling hoaxing misguiding duping snowing humbugging hoodwinking chagrining cozening taking in stringing along Antonyms & Near Antonyms satisfying reassuring assuring informing enlightening
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