discombobulating

ˌdɪskəmˈbɑːbjʊleɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of discombobulating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

confusing

Rare

causing confusion or disorientation

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The sudden change in plans was discombobulating for everyone involved.

bewildering

confusing

unsettling

Rare

causing someone to feel unsettled

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His discombobulating questions made her nervous during the interview.

disconcerting

unsettling

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Origin of discombobulating

English, dis- (apart) + combobulate (jocular)

Examples of discombobulating in a sentence

Her discombobulating speech made it hard to follow her point.
The discombobulating news left everyone in shock.
Her discombobulating behavior confused her friends.

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French:déroutant, ...
German:verwirrend, beunruhigend, ...
Italian:sconcertante, sconvolgente, ...
Spanish:desconcertante, inquietante, ...
Portuguese:confuso, perturbador, ...
Chinese:令人困惑的, 令人不安的, ...
Japanese:混乱させる, 動揺させる, ...
Arabic:مُرْبِك, مزعزع, ...
Hebrew:מַבְלִבֵּל, מַטְרִיד, ...
Russian:дезориентирующий, вызывающий беспокойство, ...
Ukrainian:дезорієнтуючий, тривожний, ...
Hindi:उलझन भरा, अशांत करने वाला, ...
Bengali:বিভ্রান্তিকর, অস্থির, ...
Catalan:desconcertant, inquietant, ...
Czech:matoucí, zneklidňující, ...
Danish:forvirrende, foruroligende, ...
Dutch:verwarrend, verontrustend, ...
Greek:συγχυστικός, αναστατωτικός, ...
Hungarian:összezavaró, nyugtalanító, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យវង្វេងវង្វាន់, ដែលធ្វើឱ្យចិត្តមិនស្ងប់, ...
Korean:혼란스러운, 불안하게 하는, ...
Persian:گیج کننده, آشفته کننده, ...
Polish:dezorientujący, niepokojący, ...
Portuguese (BR):desconcertante, perturbador, ...
Romanian:derutant, neliniștitor, ...
Swedish:förvirrande, orolig, ...
Thai:ทำให้สับสน, ทำให้ไม่สบายใจ, ...
Turkish:kafa karıştırıcı, rahatsız edici, ...
Vietnamese:gây bối rối, gây lo lắng, ...

discombobulate

ˌdɪskəmˈbɑːbjəˌleɪt

Definition of discombobulate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

confusion

Rare

cause someone to feel confused or bewildered

Rare

The magician's tricks discombobulate the audience.
The sudden news seemed to discombobulate her.
His unexpected question managed to discombobulate the speaker.

bewilder

confuse

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Origin of discombobulate

English, dis- (apart) + combobulate (jocular formation)

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French:déconcerter, ...
German:verwirren, ...
Italian:sconcertare, ...
Spanish:desconcertar, ...
Portuguese:confundir, ...
Chinese:使困惑, ...
Japanese:混乱させる, ...
Arabic:أرْبَكَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַלְבֵּל, ...
Russian:сбивать с толку, ...
Ukrainian:збентежити, ...
Hindi:भ्रमित करना, ...
Bengali:বিভ্রান্ত করা, ...
Catalan:desconcertar, ...
Czech:zmást, ...
Danish:forvirre, ...
Dutch:verbijsteren, ...
Greek:μπερδεύω, ...
Hungarian:összezavarni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យច្របូកច្របល់, ...
Korean:혼란스럽게 하다, ...
Persian:گیج کرد, ...
Polish:dezorientować, ...
Portuguese (BR):deixar confuso, ...
Romanian:a zăpăci, ...
Swedish:förbrylla, ...
Thai:ทำให้สับสน, ...
Turkish:şaşırtmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm bối rối, ...

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Definition of discombobulating - Reverso English Dictionary

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