discombobulate

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verb

1. be confusing or perplexing to;
cause to be unable to think clearly
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
• Syn:
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle,
bedevil, confound
• Derivationally related forms:
discombobulation, befuddlement (for: befuddle), confusion (for: confuse)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
demoralize, perplex, vex, stick, get,
puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound,
disorient, disorientate
• Verb Group:
confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. cause to be confused emotionally
• Syn:
bewilder, bemuse, throw
• Derivationally related forms:
discombobulation, bemusement (for: bemuse)
• Hypernyms:
upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will discombobulate him
- The good news will discombobulate her