dis·com·bob·u·late [ dìskəm bóbbyə làyt ](past and past participledis·com·bob·u·lat·ed, present participledis·com·bob·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singulardis·com·bob·u·lates)
transitive verb
Definition:
confuse or disconcert somebody: to throw somebody into a state of confusion
(
informal
)
(
often passive
)
[Mid-19th century. Probably alteration of discompose or discomfit]