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discombobulate

/ˌdɪs.kəmˈbɒb.jʊ.leɪt/

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verb

/ˌdɪs.kəmˈbɒb.jʊ.leɪt/C2formalamerican
  • ruШутливый или неформальный глагол, означающий сбивать с толку, приводить в замешательство или расстраивать кого-либо.

A humorous or informal verb meaning to confuse, disconcert, or upset someone.

  1. Confuse or upsetC1informalamerican

    To cause someone to feel confused, disconcerted, or emotionally unsettled.

    ruСбивать с толку

    • The sudden change in plans completely discombobulated her.
    • He was discombobulated by the unexpected news.
    • The complex instructions discombobulated the new employees.

    Synonymsagitatebafflebewilderconfusedisconcertdisturbflusternonplusperplexperturbruffleunsettle

    Antonymscalmclarifyreassuresoothe

  2. Perplex or bewilderC1informalamerican

    To confuse or perplex someone, making it hard for them to think clearly.

    ruСбивать с толку

    • The tricky puzzle discombobulated even the experts.
    • She was discombobulated by the contradictory information.
    • His rambling speech discombobulated the audience.

    Synonymsbafflebemusebewilderconfusedumbfoundflummoxmystifynonplusperplexpuzzle

    Antonymsclarifyenlighten

Forms
  • discombobulated past participle
  • discombobulated past simple
  • discombobulating present participle
  • discombobulates third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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