discombobulated

discombobulated

1. Perplexed or confused. I tried to do well in this class, but I've been discombobulated since we started.
2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at all? You were really discombobulated!
See also: discombobulate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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.
See also: discombobulate
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • discombobulate
  • discomboobulated
  • buffaloed
  • crump
  • buffalo
  • all at sea
  • all, completely, etc. at sea
  • at sea, to be/all
  • corkscrew
  • completely
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