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US
/ˌdɪskəmˈbɔbjuɫeɪtəd/
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[ UK /dɪskəmbˈɒbjʊlˌeɪtɪd/ ]
[ UK /dɪskəmbˈɒbjʊlˌeɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand
looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted
How To Use discombobulated In A Sentence
- Fitzpatrick, filling in for the injured Carson Palmer for the seventh straight game, got so discombobulated that the ball sailed out of his hand as he tried to make one throw. USATODAY.com
- They serve not only as brilliant segues within the film's narrative but also contribute to a larger purpose of imbuing the viewer with an intense, discombobulated sensation that can only be described as ‘punch drunk’.
- I am a slave to routine. Days like this make me feel discombobulated all day long.
- The spokesman was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- Some chefs are easy to trust-no matter how discombobulated the ingredient list, no matter how intense the food aversion.
- It could just be aging, but I think the surgery kind of discombobulated my internal coordination a bit. CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2009
- “Okay, I want to see exactly where we stand,” Catherine said, thinking with dour amusement that it almost seemed a loaded statement, given that everyone at the conference table looked utterly discombobulated, their weariness evident from their raccoon-ringed eyes, scrambled and beaten hair, and wrinkled clothes. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Skin Deep
- Young kids are discombobulated by unfamiliar surroundings and too much sugar; grown-ups are discombobulated by overeating -- and drinking. Eileen Ogintz: Hosting Thanksgiving Is No Picnic -- Some Survival Tips
- Even sports cliches are discombobulated with this team.
- Out on the road, the Juke is a strange sprite of a trucklet: diminutive, determined, loud, eager, winsome, but — given its dinky wheelbase, stiff antiroll bars, dearth of wheel travel and oddly discombobulated roll axes and center of gravity — also a trifle uncoordinated. Nissan's Jazzy Juke, Imperfect on Purpose