discombobulated
adjective
dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed
ˌdis-kəm-ˈbä-b(y)ə-ˌlā-təd 
informal
: characterized by confusion or disorder
He was discombobulated, utterly confused as to what had happened.—
Michael Hall
Michael HallBut you've also probably noticed that oversleeping can make you feel discombobulated …—Christopher Bergland
Christopher BerglandDetroit's offensive line was a discombobulated mess of failing health and poor performance last year …—Nate Atkins
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Enter at the Broadhurst Theatre, a joyous, retro, family-friendly charmer for a discombobulated world.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Enter at the Broadhurst Theatre a joyous, retro, family-friendly charmer for a discombobulated world.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The Pentagon's discombobulated accounting system also creates a black box where potential fraud or wasteful spending can't be found.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The hard-liners hold all the power nowadays, and whatever is left of the moderate camp is a discombobulated mess whose influence is gutted by the system.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
In the discombobulated midst of a strike and a festival season, stand-alone shorts — a category generally confined to film-nerd niche or career steppingstone — have suddenly emerged as the passion projects of several name-brand auteurs.
—Leah Greenblatt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
But the discombobulated series has lost the thread of storytelling that hooked so many viewers and critics for the first four seasons.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
The dfenseman then fired a shot that Glendening deflected past a discombobulated Ullmark.
—Steve Conroy, courant.com, 30 Jan. 2022
In my discombobulated mood, the trippy, meditative, gorgeous installations of Superblue washed over me as a respite and solace.
—New York Times, 18 Mar. 2021
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Enter at the Broadhurst Theatre a joyous, retro, family-friendly charmer for a discombobulated world.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The Pentagon's discombobulated accounting system also creates a black box where potential fraud or wasteful spending can't be found.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The hard-liners hold all the power nowadays, and whatever is left of the moderate camp is a discombobulated mess whose influence is gutted by the system.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
In the discombobulated midst of a strike and a festival season, stand-alone shorts — a category generally confined to film-nerd niche or career steppingstone — have suddenly emerged as the passion projects of several name-brand auteurs.
—Leah Greenblatt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
But the discombobulated series has lost the thread of storytelling that hooked so many viewers and critics for the first four seasons.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
The dfenseman then fired a shot that Glendening deflected past a discombobulated Ullmark.
—Steve Conroy, courant.com, 30 Jan. 2022
In my discombobulated mood, the trippy, meditative, gorgeous installations of Superblue washed over me as a respite and solace.
—New York Times, 18 Mar. 2021
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“Discombobulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discombobulated. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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