Translations for „discombobulate“ in the English » German Dictionary

discombobulate VB

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to discombobulate sb (often humorous) Am inf

jdn verwirren

to discombobulate sb (often humorous) Am inf

jdn durcheinanderbringen

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It's a borderline uncomfortable question that has the potential to discombobulate patrons from the outset.

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The works discombobulate as paintings that are also objects.

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Turning over the soil by tillage does discombobulate it and expose creatures living in it to cold temperatures and dry air, so let's go back to clothing the soil.

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So a search for define:discombobulated tells you that it is the past participle, past tense of discombobulate, which means to disconcert or confuse.

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If myself is supposed to be a reflexive object, using it as neither a reflexive nor an object is guaranteed to discombobulate tidy grammar gardens.

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Such a situation can discombobulate the customer.

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