We've taken so many turnings I'm completely disorientated.
The tourist became disorientated on one of the park's walking trails.
2.
(of a person) confused
I feel dizzy and disorientated.
The man developed a fever and seemed disoriented.
disoriented in American English
(dɪsˈɔriˌentɪd, -ˈour-)
adjective
confused as to time or place; out of touch
therapy for disoriented patients
Word origin
[disorient + -ed2]-ed is a suffix forming the past participle of weak verbs (he had crossed the river), and of participial adjectives indicating a condition or quality resulting fromthe action of the verb (inflated balloons). Other words that use the affix -ed include: integrated, loaded, registered, truncated, unsettled
Examples of 'disoriented' in a sentence
disoriented
There was a moment when she swam, totally disoriented, in darkness and silence.
Clive Barker THE HELLBOUND HEART (2001)
Stone started to answer, figured that `Europort" would sound reasonable, but she woke up with a start, disoriented.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2001)
He looked disoriented and one hand was partially paralysed, perhaps from an earlier stroke.
The Sun (2011)
Experts think the bird was disoriented by this week's storms.
The Sun (2013)
At first my taste buds are disoriented, then rewarded.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I grabbed a rail and for a moment was disoriented.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I've felt disoriented when craning my neck to find the green.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Drivers became disoriented and nauseous from the smoke.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
I was very, very scared and disoriented.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The ship lies upright, making it less easy to get disoriented.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Disoriented and dehydrated, most then just fell on the deck.