discombobulated

From the verb discombobulate: (⇒ conjugate)

discombobulated is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•com•bob•u•late /ˌdɪskəmˈbɑbyəˌleɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 

1. to confuse; upset;
   frustrate:
   The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.

dis•com•bob•u•la•tion /ˌdɪskəmˌbɑbyəˈleɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•com•bob•u•late  (dis′kəm bob′yə lāt′), v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 

1. to confuse or disconcert;
   upset;
   frustrate:
   The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.

• fanciful alteration of discompose or discomfort 1825–35, American.

dis′com•bob′u•la′tion, n. 

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discombobulate / ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjʊˌleɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to throw into confusion

Etymology: 20th Century: probably a whimsical alteration of discompose or discomfit