Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to discombobulate
Participle: discombobulated
Gerund: discombobulating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | discombobulate |
| you | discombobulate |
| he;she;it | discombobulates |
| we | discombobulate |
| you | discombobulate |
| they | discombobulate |
Perfect
| I | have discombobulated |
| you | have discombobulated |
| he;she;it | has discombobulated |
| we | have discombobulated |
| you | have discombobulated |
| they | have discombobulated |
Past
| I | discombobulated |
| you | discombobulated |
| he;she;it | discombobulated |
| we | discombobulated |
| you | discombobulated |
| they | discombobulated |
Pluperfect
| I | had discombobulated |
| you | had discombobulated |
| he;she;it | had discombobulated |
| we | had discombobulated |
| you | had discombobulated |
| they | had discombobulated |
Future
| I | will discombobulate |
| you | will discombobulate |
| he;she;it | will discombobulate |
| we | will discombobulate |
| you | will discombobulate |
| they | will discombobulate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have discombobulated |
| you | will have discombobulated |
| he;she;it | will have discombobulated |
| we | will have discombobulated |
| you | will have discombobulated |
| they | will have discombobulated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | discombobulate |
| you | discombobulate |
| he;she;it | discombobulate |
| we | discombobulate |
| you | discombobulate |
| they | discombobulate |
Perfect
| I | have discombobulated |
| you | have discombobulated |
| he;she;it | have discombobulated |
| we | have discombobulated |
| you | have discombobulated |
| they | have discombobulated |
Imperfect
| I | discombobulated |
| you | discombobulated |
| he;she;it | discombobulated |
| we | discombobulated |
| you | discombobulated |
| they | discombobulated |
Pluperfect
| I | had discombobulated |
| you | had discombobulated |
| he;she;it | had discombobulated |
| we | had discombobulated |
| you | had discombobulated |
| they | had discombobulated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would discombobulate |
| you | would discombobulate |
| he;she;it | would discombobulate |
| we | would discombobulate |
| you | would discombobulate |
| they | would discombobulate |
Perfect
| I | would have discombobulated |
| you | would have discombobulated |
| he;she;it | would have discombobulated |
| we | would have discombobulated |
| you | would have discombobulated |
| they | would have discombobulated |
Imperative
| you | discombobulate |
| we | Let's discombobulate |
| you | discombobulate |
Verbs conjugated like 'discombobulate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'discombobulate'
discomboberate,
combobulate,
discombooberate,
recombobulate,
discommodate,
circumambulate,
comodulate,
disambiguate,
discolorate,
discorporate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to render someone less able to understand
- baffle, befuddle, bewilder, complicate, confuddle, confuse, confuzzle, dazzle, disconcert, dumbfound, flabagast, flabbergast, flabbergaster, flummox, jumble, knot, perplex, puzzle
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Fanciful variant of discompose, discomfit, etc., originally discombobricate. The -bob- interfix may come from bobbery, meaning “commotion, noise”. First attested in 1834 in the United States.
Sample Sentences
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Can't you and I pretend to quarrel? A personal assault by you on me will wake these people up and discombobulate Goldsmith. Say the word—only don't hit too hard. [1895, John Kendrick Bangs, “Story-tellers' Night”, in A House-Boat on the Styx, New York: Harper & Brothers, published 1901, page 132:]
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The notes zigzag in his pieces and discombobulate the ear, just as in 12-tone works. [1999 December 13, Anthony Tommasini, “MUSIC REVIEW; Plenty Of Zigzags, But Hold The Angst”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page E3:]
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First, distract target. Then block his blind jab. Counter with cross to left cheek. Discombobulate. Dazed, he'll attempt wild haymaker. Employ elbow block. [2009 December 25, Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Simon Kinberg, 17:18 from the start, in Sherlock Holmes (film), spoken by Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.):]