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discombobulation
[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-leyt] 
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discombobulation
[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-leyt]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confusion |
| Synonyms: | befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, discomposure, disconcertment, fog, muddle, perplexity, puzzlement, stupefaction, stupor |
| Main Entry: | disorder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaos, clutter |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, ataxia, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, discombobulation, disorderliness, disorganization, huddle, irregularity, jumble, mess, muddle, rat's nest, shambles, snarl, topsyturviness, untidiness |
| Antonyms: | arrangement, conformity, method, order, orderliness, organization, system |
| Main Entry: | disorder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social commotion; mental confusion |
| Synonyms: | agitation, anarchism, anarchy, brawl, bustle, chaos, clamor, complication, convulsion, discombobulation, discord, disorganization, distemper, disturbance, dither, entanglement, fight, flap, fracas, fuss, hubbub, hullabaloo*, imbroglio, insurrection, lawlessness, mayhem, misrule, mob rule, quarrel, rebellion, reign of terror, revolution, riot, rioting, ruckus, rumpus, static, strike, terrorism, tizzy, trouble, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, unruliness, uproar |
| Antonyms: | health |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disorder, litter |
| Synonyms: | botch, chaos, clutter, combination, compound, confusion, debris, dirtiness, disarray, discombobulation, disorganization, every which way, eyesore, fright, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, mayhem, mishmash, monstrosity, salmagundi, shambles, sight, turmoil, untidiness, wreck, wreckage |
| Antonyms: | order, organization, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | befuddlement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daze |
| Synonyms: | bafflement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, confusion, discombobulation, fog, obfuscation, perplexity, puzzlement, stupefaction, stupor |
| Main Entry: | bewilderedness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daze |
| Synonyms: | bafflement, befuddlement, bewilderment, confusion, discombobulation, fog, muddle, perplexity, puzzlement, stupefaction, stupor |
| Main Entry: | discomposure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agitation |
| Synonyms: | abashment, confusion, discombobulation, discomfiture, disorder, distraction, embarrassment, perturbation, uneasiness |
| Main Entry: | misrule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disorder |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, ataxia, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, discombobulation, disorderliness, disorganization, huddle, irregularity, jumble, lawlessness, mess*, muddle, rat's nest, shambles, snarl, topsyturviness, untidiness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mystification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daze |
| Synonyms: | befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, discombobulation, distraction, fog*, gauze, glaze, haze, lala-land, maze, muddle, muddledness, nadaville, narcosis, perplexity, puzzlement, shock, stupefaction, stupor, trance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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