discombobulate
verb/ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjuleɪt/
/ˌdɪskəmˈbɑːbjuleɪt/
(especially North American English, humorous)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they discombobulate | /ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjuleɪt/ /ˌdɪskəmˈbɑːbjuleɪt/ |
| he / she / it discombobulates | /ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjuleɪts/ /ˌdɪskəmˈbɑːbjuleɪts/ |
| past simple discombobulated | /ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjuleɪtɪd/ /ˌdɪskəmˈbɑːbjuleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle discombobulated | /ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjuleɪtɪd/ /ˌdɪskəmˈbɑːbjuleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form discombobulating | /ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjuleɪtɪŋ/ /ˌdɪskəmˈbɑːbjuleɪtɪŋ/ |
- discombobulate somebody to confuse somebody and make them slightly anxious
- You can discombobulate a cat just by rearranging the furniture.
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