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Discombobulate

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To throw into a state of confusion. See Synonyms at confuse.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

v. cause to be confused emotionally

Word Usage

"LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Ticker) -- Tennessee's Ron Slay vowed to "discombobulate" Kentucky, but the Volunteers could not slow down the Wildcats 'express."

Verb Form

discombobulated discombobulates discombobulating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

discompose untune disconcert upset discomfit

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

confuse flurry consternate disconcert put-off bewilder bemuse throw