disorient
verb /dɪsˈɔːrient/
/dɪsˈɔːrient/
(British English) (British English disorientate)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disorient | /dɪsˈɔːrient/ /dɪsˈɔːrient/ |
he / she / it disorients | /dɪsˈɔːrients/ /dɪsˈɔːrients/ |
past simple disoriented | /dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/ /dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/ |
past participle disoriented | /dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/ /dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/ |
-ing form disorienting | /dɪsˈɔːrientɪŋ/ /dɪsˈɔːrientɪŋ/ |
- disorient somebody to make somebody unable to recognize where they are or where they should go
- The darkness had disoriented him.
- disorient somebody to make somebody feel confused
- Ex-soldiers can be disoriented by the transition to civilian life.
compare orient