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adjective
- 1. having lost one's sense of direction; disorientated: "she was so disoriented that Joe had to walk her to her room" Similar
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DISORIENTED definition: 1. confused and not knowing where to go or what to do: 2. confused and not knowing where to go or…. Learn more.
to make people confused about where they are and where they are going: It’s easy to get disoriented because all the streets look alike. (Definition of disorient from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of disorient. disorient.
Disoriented definition: confused as to time or place; out of touch. See examples of DISORIENTED used in a sentence.
1. a. : to cause to lose bearings : displace from normal position or relationship. b. : to cause to lose the sense of time, place, or identity. 2. : confuse. Synonyms. addle. baffle. bamboozle. beat. befog. befuddle. bemuse. bewilder. buffalo. confound. confuse. discombobulate.
The meaning of DISORIENTED is having lost one's sense of time, place, or identity. How to use disoriented in a sentence.
To be disoriented is to feel lost or confused. People who are disoriented either don’t know where they are because they’ve lost their sense of direction, or they don’t know who they are because they’ve lost their sense of self.
verb (used with object) to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him. to confuse by removing or obscuring something that has guided a person, group, or culture, as customs, moral standards, etc.: Society has been disoriented by changing values.
To disorient is to confuse or cause to lose all sense of direction. Stepping off an airplane halfway around the world in the middle of the night will disorient even the most experienced traveler. Disorient comes from the French désorienter, which means "to lose one's bearings" but literally translates to "to turn from the east."
1. (of a person) having lost his or her bearings. We've taken so many turnings I'm completely disorientated. The tourist became disorientated on one of the park's walking trails. 2. (of a person) confused. I feel dizzy and disorientated. The man developed a fever and seemed disoriented. Collins English Dictionary.
verb. If something disorients you, you lose your sense of direction, or you generally feel lost and uncertain, for example because you are in an unfamiliar environment. An overnight stay at a friend's house disorients me. [VERB noun] They were disorientated by the smoke and were firing blindly into it. [VERB noun]
