discombobulation

Example Sentences

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The stories emerging from the region suggest that he was not alone in his discombobulation.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Most of its featured romantic betrayals and fistfights were real, revved into the red by producers taking advantage of their subject’s emotional discombobulation.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

Mr. Powell has publicly made the case that the pandemic, the discombobulation of supply chains, war in Ukraine and volatile shifts in consumer spending trends are primarily responsible for price instability.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

There’s pleasure in this discombobulation, and within a few moments, you find yourself warming to Jessica’s company — and marveling at Swinton’s ability to both harness and downplay her natural magnetism.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2022

“Total Restraint” faces that uneasy sense of disconnection and discombobulation head on, as the band’s four members sync their energies to focus on one point of attack, or dissociate to make a broader one.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2021