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Study the word DISCOMBOBULATE: (Source) If something discombobulates you, it makes you really confused or embarrassed, so you suddenly don't know what to do or say, or what the heck is going on at all—and you look really stupid or foolish! (Source) "Discombobulate" is a funny, silly word that arose as slang only a couple hundred years ago. It's a pretty new word. We sometimes make silly new words by sticking "bob" into them, because it sounds funny, as in "thingamabob" and "jiggumbob." Why is the syllable "bob" so funny? I don't know! It just is! (Source) Anyway, we probably invented the word "discombobulate" by sticking a "bob" and some other silly syllables into a more serious word that means the same thing, like "disconcert." Here's George, who got all discombobulated and crashed his car after his friend moved one of the car's rearview mirrors. (Source) And here's Terry, who got all discombobulated when his colleague came in to talk with him, then immediately left, shouting "Don't follow me!" for no apparent reason. (Source) So, describe someone as discombobulated when they're freaking out because they're totally confused. And if something is so confusing that it totally freaks you out, call it discombobulating. Here's a discombobulating scene from the original Batman. What in the actual heck is happening here? Is shark repellant a real thing? Why is the shark so small and glossy? I'm discombobulated by this scene. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture discombobulate to make someone temporarily go crazy from confusion   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word DISCOMBOBULATE: Remember: if you're discombobulated, you're totally thrown off or weirded out. Idea 1: "I was discombobulated for a moment when I saw (someone) (doing something very weird, surprising, or seemingly impossible)." Idea 2: "When I first came to (a strange new place of some kind), I found it discombobulating how everyone would (do something in some weird new way)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.