- past tense form of discombobulate.
- past participle of discombobulate.
discombobulated
Example Sentences
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Instead, the Chargers’ offense looked as disjointed and discombobulated in Sunday’s 26-14 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders as it did the previous week in their 26-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Bryan’s character is a big part of the movie’s appeal; he’s a scruffy, discombobulated everyman who figures out solutions on the fly, not a boringly cool and composed slaying machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
My relationship with self-care is already so discombobulated.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
In fact, they're all so discombobulated by this thing that some of them are making monumental political gaffes trying to deal with it.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2025
Brooklyn had Charlotte right where she wanted her, all distracted and discombobulated.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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