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discombobulates

discombobulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of discombobulate.

Meaning of discombobulate

Verb

discombobulate (third-person singular simple present discombobulates, present participle discombobulating, simple past and past participle discombobulated)

  1. (humorous, transitive) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
    • 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

Questions about discombobulates

What is discombobulates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Discombobulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of discombobulate.

Words near discombobulates in the dictionary

  1. discombobricates
  2. discombobricating
  3. discombobulate
  4. discombobulated
  5. discombobulatedly
  6. discombobulates
  7. discombobulating
  8. discombobulatingly
  9. discombobulation
  10. discombobulations
  11. discombobulative

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