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discombobulating

discombobulating adjective: confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex. Also the present participle and gerund of discombobulate.

Adjective

discombobulating (comparative more discombobulating, superlative most discombobulating)

  1. Confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
    • Football behind closed doors is discombobulating; this was a whole new level of weirdness2020 August 1, David Hytner, “Aubameyang at the double as Arsenal turn tables on Chelsea to win FA Cup”, in The Guardian

Also used as

discombobulating is also the present participle and gerund of discombobulate.

Forms of discombobulating

comparativemore discombobulating
superlativemost discombobulating

Words formed from discombobulating

Questions about discombobulating

What does discombobulating mean?
Discombobulating means confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
What part of speech is discombobulating?
Discombobulating is an adjective.

Words near discombobulating in the dictionary

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

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