disorientate
Origin of disorientate
1Other words from disorientate
- dis·o·ri·en·ta·tion, noun
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How to use disorientate in a sentence
During the height of the crisis, Westergaard described the disorientation and dislocation of living under guard.
They stand for a more profound, existential disorientation that any human can feel.
By now we were in a state of maximum disorientation, just trying to stay on the grinder with the others.
Navy Seal Training: The Start of Hell Week | Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson | May 8, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTEvident in Twilight Visions is the disorientation between the changing physical city and its effect on cultural habits.
We jumped again, the sickness of disorientation forcing a moan from the girl, and darkness shivered round us.
The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
The disorientation continues with Bell's suggestion to travel south or west.
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras | Jules VerneThe feeling of disorientation and foreignness was new to Perry.
Makers | Cory DoctorowYou are suffering from distorted perception—illusions and hallucinations, disorientation.
A Thought For Tomorrow | Robert E. GilbertDrugged with fatigue, the younger man slept, awaking to full day, a fog of bewilderment and disorientation.
Star Hunter | Andre Alice Norton
British Dictionary definitions for disorientate
disorient
/ (dɪsˈɔːrɪənˌteɪt) /
to cause (someone) to lose his bearings
to perplex; confuse
Derived forms of disorientate
- disorientation, noun
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