as in confused
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss
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Recent Examples of discombobulated
Richard Dreyfuss stars as an Indiana electric lineman/dad who gets discombobulated after a light from a passing UFO compels him to do weirdo things — like build a mountain replica inside of his home.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
Jackson Merrill is too talented to be this discombobulated much longer.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Does springing forward in early March leave you feeling discombobulated during your commute?
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Yet Grace is the one who wakes up in space, and this story emerges nonlinearly, narrative flashbacks like bursts of memory ripping through his brain, discombobulated after a long intergalactic coma.
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Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
Yet Grace is the one who wakes up in space, and this story emerges nonlinearly, narrative flashbacks like bursts of memory ripping through his brain, discombobulated after a long intergalactic coma.
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Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
With this kind of wind, you get really easily discombobulated.
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Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 Feb. 2026
However, the system has been discombobulated already, and the impact is likely to reach the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
His absence clearly discombobulated Denver’s defense after a tremendous first half, as second-year corner Kris Abrams-Draine filled in for Surtain but couldn’t prevent Dallas wideouts CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens from getting going on a lengthy scoring drive.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
Jackson Merrill is too talented to be this discombobulated much longer.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Does springing forward in early March leave you feeling discombobulated during your commute?
—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Yet Grace is the one who wakes up in space, and this story emerges nonlinearly, narrative flashbacks like bursts of memory ripping through his brain, discombobulated after a long intergalactic coma.
—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
Yet Grace is the one who wakes up in space, and this story emerges nonlinearly, narrative flashbacks like bursts of memory ripping through his brain, discombobulated after a long intergalactic coma.
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Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
With this kind of wind, you get really easily discombobulated.
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Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 Feb. 2026
However, the system has been discombobulated already, and the impact is likely to reach the Thanksgiving holiday.
—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
His absence clearly discombobulated Denver’s defense after a tremendous first half, as second-year corner Kris Abrams-Draine filled in for Surtain but couldn’t prevent Dallas wideouts CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens from getting going on a lengthy scoring drive.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discombobulated
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Narcissism should never be confused with the healthy form of philautia, a unique Greek philosophy of self-love.
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One workshop is a Mindful Archery class, not to be confused with her other course Meditative Archery, which involves Jungian journaling; and there’s a one-on-one archery session with spiritual guidance.
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His mother, Ahmani Hicks, describes him as a kid who loved sports, and she's baffled as to why her son was targeted.
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Known as the Galactic Center Excess, a spherical gamma-ray glow extending out for thousands of light-years from the core of our galaxy, this high-energy light has baffled researchers for over a decade.
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Former Republican state senator Jeff Brandes, who now leads the Florida Policy Project, said he was bewildered by the governor's proposal.
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Gasly seems faintly bewildered by the designation.
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Pochettino seemed puzzled by the downcast tone of his post-match press conference.
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Astronomers are puzzled that such a glaring inconsistency could have gone unnoticed in existing data, such as the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), which provides our earliest snapshot of the universe.
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And Wednesday’s doubleheader — thanks to a Monday rainout that perplexed Counsell — certainly didn’t help the pitching staff.
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None of this is meant to demean Byram, who’ll likely now face extra scrutiny from a fanbase that’s surely perplexed by this move, especially once the Blackhawks extend his contract, possibly to the $10 million range.
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“Discombobulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discombobulated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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