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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•o•ri•en•tate (dis ôr′ē ən tāt′, -ōr′-),USA pronunciation v.t., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. - to disorient.
- dis-1 + orientate 1695–1705
dis•o′ri•en•ta′tion, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: disorientate /dɪsˈɔːrɪənˌteɪt/, disorient vb (transitive)- to cause (someone) to lose his bearings
- to perplex; confuse
disˌorienˈtation n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•o•ri•ent /dɪsˈɔriˌɛnt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to cause to lose one's way:When I came up out of the subway, I was momentarily disoriented.
- to confuse, esp. so that one loses perception of time, place, or one's personal identity:When she regained consciousness she was disoriented and not sure how she had gotten there.
Also, esp. Brit., dis•or•i•en•tate /dɪsˈɔriɛnˌteɪt/.USA pronunciation dis•o•ri•en•ta•tion /dɪsˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -ori-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•o•ri•ent (dis ôr′ē ent′, -ōr′-),USA pronunciation v.t. - to cause to lose one's way:The strange streets disoriented him.
- to confuse by removing or obscuring something that has guided a person, group, or culture, as customs, moral standards, etc.:Society has been disoriented by changing values.
- Psychiatryto cause to lose perception of time, place, or one's personal identity.
- French désorienter, equivalent. to dés- dis-1 + orienter to orient
- 1645–55
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