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English verb: discombobulate | |||
| 1. | discombobulate (emotion) cause to be confused emotionally | ||
| Examples | The bad news will discombobulate him, The good news will discombobulate her | ||
| Synonyms | bemuse, bewilder, throw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset | ||
| 2. | discombobulate (cognition) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | ||
| Samples | These questions confuse even the experts. This question completely threw me. This question befuddled even the teacher. | ||
| Synonyms | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, demoralize, disorient, disorientate, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | ||
| Verb group | confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off | ||
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