discombobulates
Throws completely off
Discombobulates means confuses, unsettles, or throws into disorder.
The word sounds humorous and slightly old-fashioned, which suits its use for mild bewilderment rather than serious distress: The new software completely discombobulates me.
Someone discombobulated is flustered or disoriented, often comically so.
Causes thorough confusion
- bafflesPerplexes or confuses deeply
- perplexesCauses mental confusion
- confusesCauses mental disarray
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
flummoxes · mystifies · befuddles · disorients · muddles · addled · nonplussed · stupefies
Causes disquiet or unease
- upsetsDisturbs or overturns
- disturbsCauses unease or interruption
- disarrangesDisturbs the order of
- disorganizesDisrupts systematic arrangement
throws off · derails · unhinges · destabilizes · scatters · discomposes · ruffles · disorders
Agitates or confuses
- agitatesProvokes unrest or motion
- unnervesCauses loss of confidence
- rattlesDisturbs or clatters
- embarrassesCauses social discomfort
abashes · mortifies · flustered · discomfits · throws off balance · wrongfoots · blindsides · startles
bewilders
Causes thorough confusion
puzzles · flummoxes · mystifies · befuddles · disorients · muddles · addled · nonplussed · stupefies · dumbfounds
unsettles
Causes disquiet or unease
- upsetsDisturbs or overturns
- disturbsCauses unease or interruption
- disarrangesDisturbs the order of
disorganizes · throws off · derails · unhinges · destabilizes · scatters · discomposes · ruffles · disorders · dishevels
flusters
Agitates or confuses
embarrasses · abashes · mortifies · flustered · discomfits · throws off balance · wrongfoots · blindsides · startles · jolts
- stunsamazes, astounds, dumbfounds, stuns, shocks
discombobulatesorganizes
Puts into systematic order
orders · arranges · straightens · sorts · systematizes
discombobulate, discombobulated, discombobulation, discombobulating