discombobulate

• Verbe familier ou humoristique signifiant dérouter, troubler ou désorienter quelqu'un, le mettre dans la confusion ou le désarroi.

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.

   Déconcerter ou bouleverser

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

   Synonymesagitatebafflebewilderconfusedisconcertdisturbflusternonplusperplexperturbruffleunsettle

   Antonymescalmclarifyreassuresoothe

2. Perplex or bewilderC1informalamerican

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

   Déconcerter, dérouter

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

   Synonymesbafflebemusebewilderconfusedumbfoundflummoxmystifynonplusperplexpuzzle

   Antonymesclarifyenlighten