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disorientate
[dis-awr-ee-uhn-teyt, -ohr-]
disorientate
/ ɪˈɔːɪəˌٱɪ /
verb
to cause (someone) to lose his bearings
to perplex; confuse
Other Word Forms
- disorientation noun
- 徱ˌǰˈٲپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of disorientate1
Example Sentences
Trying to keep up with the new Trump administration and the implications of its actions is disorientating and exhausting.
It can be disorientating when you go up - and again when you return to Earth.
"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."
In series two, we see how Lumon's disorientating, unforgiving corporate culture and its deceptive pleasantries affects those with power too.
The disorientating horror, a comment on male paranoia, set the layered template that ran through his work.
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