Disorient

Word DISORIENT
Character 9
Hyphenation dis o ri ent
Pronunciations /dɪsˈɔːɹi.ənt/

Definitions and meanings of "Disorient"

What do we mean by disorient?

To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation. transitive verb

To turn from the east; throw out of direction with respect to the east.

To confuse as to direction in general; cause to lose one's bearings.

Figuratively, to cause to lose the knowledge of the direction in which the truth lies; cause to lose one's reckoning with respect to the truth: the east being taken metaphorically for the truth.

To turn away from the east; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings. transitive verb

To cause (a person) to lose one's sense of direction; to cause to lose one's bearings or way. transitive verb

To cause one to lose one's sense of time or place, or of one's own personal identity. transitive verb

To confuse (a person) by changing or removing something which has served as a standard or guide to action. transitive verb

To cause to lose orientation or direction. verb

To confuse or befuddle. verb

Cause to be lost or disoriented verb

To cause to lose orientation or direction.

To confuse or befuddle.

Disoriented is the American English version of it's more clunky sounding British English counterpart: disorientated. They both mean to be confused, lost, or to have lost ones bearings or sense of direction. Urban Dictionary

International art collective consisting of sexy fucking house music, bright and blingy blinky art, and massive air-filled sculptures. The prevailing style is ultra-heavy GlamTech deluxe. Urban Dictionary

At a loss of time. Usually happens when either dumb, drunk, high, well-sexed, post-comatose, or cerebrally traumatized. Usually leads to negative consequences... Urban Dictionary

The short bus. bus used to transport mentally or physically disabled persons Urban Dictionary

To have sex with a girl on the beach, and cum in her face aiming mostly for her eyes. You then throw some sand in her face and push her over. Leaving her "Lost and Disoriented" Urban Dictionary

A word describing one who has lost his/her bearings or direction. Disorientated is the British English form of the American word Disoriented, and is not incorrect or 'ignorant' by any means or measure. Urban Dictionary

A lost/confused Asian Urban Dictionary

Disorientated is the British spelling/pronunciation (originally from a French word) of the US slurred and lazy variant disoriented. Meaning: Confused. To lose one's sense of direction. It appears in all English dictionaries (as opposed to US-English) and the word has been in use since (at least) circa 1704. Urban Dictionary

Word commonly used by Bear Gryls on man vs wild, a word which so is not a realy word. Urban Dictionary

Disorientated is one of the most common misspellings of disoriented. And it sounds really nasty and uneducated. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Disorient

The word "disorient" in example sentences

And you consider being "disorient"ed to be other than discomfiting? ❋ Unknown (2007)

I think the threat is of another terrorist attack, which would continue to kind of disorient people, and this sort of emerging sense of security that people need to have, and we need for the economy to work, we need for our systems to work, could get shaken. ❋ Unknown (2001)

At one point, police were using flash-bangs – grenades that are designed to distract and disorient, rather than injure – to try to break up the mob. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Eli picked up on that, used it to distract and disorient Cooper. ❋ Molly Harper (2011)

As her dismayed father watched, she spun the bird around to disorient it, laid its head on the block and raised the hatchet: This first blow made a vague dent, barely breaking the skin. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I had driven them over to New Hampshire to disorient them. ❋ Brian D. Cohen (2012)

In conservation news, Utne Reader reports European researchers recently sought to stem the mortality rate of birds migrating over the North Sea, where lights from oil and gas rigs can distract and disorient the fair-feathered travelers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After being [hit on] [the head], [Thomas] was disoriented for quite some time. ❋ Sumoboo (2015)

I was at a [disorient] party last night and now [my life] will [never be] the same. ❋ Dimitrid (2010)

I was [boffing] my secretary so hard that I became temporally disoriented and missed my 3 o'clock. Me and Rob got [spliffed] and, in a classic example of [temporal disorientation], forgot to meet up w/ my hook up for another bag. ❋ Testicles...that Is All (2010)

i got almost got [run] over by the disorient express in [front] of the [tard yard]! ❋ Valvespout (2005)

"Man, I gave [Lucy] the [Lost and Disoriented] on [the weekend]" ❋ Stuck-fly (2005)

I had far too much to drink last night, [which left] me [wholly] disorientated, causing me to get on the wrong [bus] and end up 40 miles from my house. ❋ Perennialrecluse1000 (2010)

[Excuse me] [Chinaman], [can I help you] find something? I noticed you were looking a little disoriental. ❋ Luv2motorboat (2009)

Whilst walking around the [numerous] corridors of his new college, George became [disorientated] and couldn't find his [way back] out. ❋ NightOwl1 (2010)

"[without] a [compass], [this place] is very disorientating" ❋ Chad Mm (2008)

Pete: "I was so [disorientated]!" [Nelly]: "You mean, [disoriented]!" ❋ Shulian (2010)

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