discombobulate

(dĭs'kəm-bŏb'yə-lāt')
tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
To throw into a state of confusion. See synonyms at confuse.

[Perhaps alteration of DISCOMPOSE.]

discombobulation dis'com·bob'u·la'tion n.

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verb

To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle. Informal throw. Idioms: make one's headreelswimwhirl. See clear/unclear, feelings.

and discomboobulated
1. mod. confused.  I get completely discombobulated when I think of figures that big.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated.  From the way she is walking, I'd say she is discombobulated.

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verb trans.
verb trans., orig and mainly US

To confuse, bewilder. (1916 —) .
E. Queen I don't want you people to be in any way discombobulated (1970).

[A variant of obs. US slang discombobberate to confuse ((1838 — 1916)), itself prob. a jocular alteration of discompose or discomfit.]

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