dəs, (ˈ)dis+ transitive verb
Etymology: French désorienter, from dés- dis- (I) + orienter to orient — more at orient
1.
a. : to cause to lose bearings
by the time he had made three turns, one to the right and two to the left, he was totally disoriented and had to seek directions
b. : to cause to lose identity
2. : to confuse (as in one's sense of what is right or proper) to the point of causing to act irrationally or of preventing from acting purposively or sensibly
it has disoriented and confused the electorate — Daniel James
3. : to cause to deviate from correct or normal alignment
disorient magnetic domains by heat