disorientdisorient /dɪsˈɔriˌɛnt/ verb [transitive] 1to make someone uncertain about what is happening around him or her and unable to think clearly: Grandpa’s doctor told me the medicine might disorient him.2to make someone not know which direction he or she has come from or are going in: The smoke disoriented rescuers.—disorienting adjective—disorientation /dɪsˌɔriənˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |