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discombobulate vs disorientate

disorientate vs discombobulate

discombobulate and disorientate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discombobulate No No Yes No
disorientate No No Yes No
As verbs, disorientate is a hyponym of discombobulate; that is, disorientate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discombobulate:
  • discombobulate: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  • disorientate: cause to be lost or disoriented
Other hyponyms of discombobulate include demoralize, amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex, disorient.
discombobulate (verb) disorientate (verb)
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly cause to be lost or disoriented
cause to be confused emotionally
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