discombobulate
verb
dis·com·bob·u·late
ˌdis-kəm-ˈbä-b(y)ə-ˌlāt
discombobulated; discombobulating; discombobulates
informal
: to cause to be in a state of confusion : upset, disorient
… inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order.—Kurt Andersen
Executives of other NHL clubs are hopping mad at St. Louis president Jack Quinn and general manager Ron Caron for once again discombobulating the NHL's salary structure.—Austin Murphy
… his determination to discombobulate the bourgeoise was not regarded as a joke.—George Levine
see also discombobulated
discombobulating
adjective
If it has been an unsettling season for all NFL players, it has been absolutely discombobulating for the Raiders …
—Ron Fimrite
Penn sent a discombobulating array of material to incoming freshmen over the summer.
—Ben Adler
discombobulation
noun
A winding drive through the rural areas, twisting and turning to the point of discombobulation, until, emerging around a final left turn, a clearing presents itself.
—Micah Redfield
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