discombobulated

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dis·com·bob·u·late

(dĭs′kəm-bŏb′yə-lāt′)

tr.v. dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed, dis·com·bob·u·lat·ing, dis·com·bob·u·lates

To throw into a state of confusion. See Synonyms at befuddle.

[Perhaps alteration of discompose.]

dis′com·bob′u·la′tion n.

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Adj.

discombobulated - having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw

disconcerted

discomposed - having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"

Translations

astruso

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