DISORIENT


Meaning of DISORIENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-ē-ˌent ]

transitive verb

Etymology: French désorienter, from dés- dis- + orienter to orient

Date: 1655

1.

a. : to cause to lose bearings : displace from normal position or relationship

b. : to cause to lose the sense of time, place, or identity

2. : confuse

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.