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Adjective: discombobulated  ,dis-kum'bó-byu,ley-tid
  1. Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
    "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand";
    - disconcerted, rattled [informal], thrown
Verb: discombobulate  ,dis-kum'bó-byu,leyt
Usage: informal
  1. Cause to be confused emotionally
    - bewilder, bemuse, throw
     
  2. Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
    "These questions discombobulate even the experts";
    - confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound

See also: discomposed

Type of: be, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset