- past tense form of discombobulate.
- past participle of discombobulate.
discombobulated
Example Sentences
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They hugged one another and recounted slightly discombobulated stories of bullets ricocheting off cellphones and even someone’s teeth.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
When was the last time you looked at the exquisite list of synonyms for the word “baffled”? They may be among the best in the English language: puzzled, nonplused, discombobulated, flummoxed, stumped, fogged, wildered, buffaloed.
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
There was plenty of blame to go around: a discombobulated offense that included indecisive play-calling late in the game, a running game that never got going and a defense that couldn’t get off the field.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023
It may end up leaving us entirely discombobulated, but so far, it's a good mess.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023
After our narrow brush with the drippy Miss Goodacre, the house stayed discombobulated for weeks as Harry mourned and moped.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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