Discombobulating

/dɪskəmˈbɑbjəleɪtɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

Causing confusion or perplexity; bewildering or disorienting.

Etymology

Present participle of discombobulate, formed with -ing suffix; functions as both verb form and adjective describing something that causes confusion.

Kelly Says

The word 'discombobulating' has appeared in everything from children's books to scientific papers precisely because it sounds whimsical enough to make complex confusion seem almost fun.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ
men-fes
ARالعربية
مربك
mar-bak
BNবাংলা
পরিস্কার
pa-ris-ka-ar
CACatalà
confús
kon-fus
CSČeština
zmatení
z-ma-te-ni
DADansk
forvirrende
for-vir-ren-de
DEDeutsch
verwirrend
ver-vīr-rend
ELΕλληνικά
παρατρίβει
pa-ra-tri-vei
ESEspañol
desconcertador
des-kon-ser-ta-dor
FAفارسی
سرگردان
sar-gar-dan
FISuomi
sekaisin
se-kai-sin
FRFrançais
déconcertant
de-kon-ser-tan
GUGU
બેફામ
be-fa-am
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
מבלבל
mi-ble-bel
HIहिन्दी
उलझन भरा
ul-jhan bhara
HUMagyar
felborít
fel-bo-ri-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
membingungkan
mem-bing-gung-kan
IGIG
ike
i-ke
ITItaliano
disorientante
di-o-ri-en-tan-te
JA日本語
混乱させる
こんらんさ-せる
KKKK
қағида
qa-gi-da
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-p-ret
KO한국어
혼란스럽다
hon-ran-seul-peuda
MRMR
अडथळा
ad-tha-la
MSBahasa Melayu
membingungkan
mem-bing-gung-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ရှုပ်ပြန်
ya-shuk-pyan
NLNederlands
verwarrend
ver-war-rend
NONorsk
forvirrende
for-vir-ren-de
PAPA
ਦੁਖ
duk
PLPolski
rozkojarzający
roz-ko-jar-za-y
PTPortuguês
desconcertante
des-kon-ser-tan-te
RORomână
împăcăit
im-pa-kayt
RUРусский
сбивающий с толку
s-by-va-yush-chiy s tol-ku
SVSvenska
förvirrande
för-vir-ran-de
SWKiswahili
kuzushika
ku-zu-shi-ka
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
ku-zha-pam
TEతెలుగు
చెమట
che-ma-ta
THไทย
ทำให้สับสน
thae-ma-sa-p-son
TLTL
nakakabighani
na-ka-ka-bi-gh-a-ni
TRTürkçe
karıştırıcı
kar-ış-tır-i-cı
UKУкраїнська
збуджуючий
z-bu-dyu-yuch-iy
URاردو
مُتَشَابِہ
mu-ta-sha-bi-h
VITiếng Việt
làm cho bối rối
lam cho boi roi
YOYO
ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀
she-she
ZH中文
使人困惑
shǐ rén kùnhuò
ZUZU
uhlanganayo
u-hlan-ga-na-yo

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