"discombobulate" meaning in English

See discombobulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌdɪs.kəmˈbɒb.jəˌleɪt/ Audio: en-us-discombobulate.ogg [US], en-au-discombobulate.ogg [Australia] Forms: discombobulate [canonical], discombobulates [third-person, singular], discombobulated [past], discombobulated [past, participle], discombobulating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|discombobulat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is discombobulated, they are confused.
    Sense id: simple-discombobulate-en-verb-1q2MGHdU
     
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