disorient

🇺🇸 /dɪsˈɔːrient/ 🇬🇧 /dɪsˈɔːrient/
Frequency
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Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to make someone lose their sense of direction

Getting lost in the maze could disorient anyone.

R

to make someone feel confused and not sure what to do

She was disoriented by the sudden change in routine.

translation

v. to make someone lose their sense of direction; to make someone feel confused and not sure what to do

Word Forms

3rd Present disorients
Past disoriented
Perfect disoriented
Progressive disorienting