discombobulated

discombobulated

1. Perplexed or confused. I tried to do well in this class, but I've been discombobulated since we started. I'm all discombobulated in this new job of mine. I've never been responsible for these kind of contracts before. Wait, where are we? I'm all discombobulated because we came out of a different mall door.

2. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at all? You were really discombobulated! Well, I must have been really discombobulated if I got up and did karaoke at the bar! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's all discombobulated.

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discombobulated

and discomboobulated (dɪskəmˈbɑbjəledəd and dɪskəmˈbubjəledəd)

1. mod. confused. I get completely discombobulated when I think of figures that big.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. From the way she is walking, I’d say she is discombobulated.

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