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disorientate

[dis-awr-ee-uhn-teyt, -ohr-]

verb (used with object)

disorientated, disorientating 
  1. to disorient.



disorientate

/ ɪˈɔːɪəˌٱɪ /

verb

  1. to cause (someone) to lose his bearings

  2. to perplex; confuse

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • disorientation noun
  • 徱ˌǰˈٲپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disorientate1

First recorded in 1695–1705; dis- 1 + orientate
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Example Sentences

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Trying to keep up with the new Trump administration and the implications of its actions is disorientating and exhausting.

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It can be disorientating when you go up - and again when you return to Earth.

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"It's quite easy for patients who are quite unwell to get disorientated in an emergency department which then complicates their recovery and the outcomes for their care."

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In series two, we see how Lumon's disorientating, unforgiving corporate culture and its deceptive pleasantries affects those with power too.

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The disorientating horror, a comment on male paranoia, set the layered template that ran through his work.

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