transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsɔ:rient ]
( disorients, disorienting, disoriented)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'disorientate'
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...
= confuse
VERB : V n
• dis‧ori‧ent‧ed
I feel dizzy and disoriented.
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ
• dis‧ori‧ent‧ing
An abrupt change of location can be disorienting.
ADJ
• dis‧ori‧en‧ta‧tion
Morris was so stunned by this that he experienced a moment of total disorientation.
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