disorient

verb dis·ori·ent \(ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-ē-ˌent\

: to make (someone) lost or confused

Full Definition of DISORIENT

transitive verb

a : to cause to lose bearings : displace from normal position or relationship

b : to cause to lose the sense of time, place, or identity

: confuse

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Origin of DISORIENT

French désorienter, from dés- dis- + orienter to orient

First Known Use: 1655

Related to DISORIENT

Synonyms: addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, discombobulate, confuse, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex

Rhymes with DISORIENT

coincident, experiment, ferro-cement, glove compartment, inconsequent, informed consent, misrepresent, nonresident, oxygen tent, privatdozent, rubber cement, self-confident, self-evident, sentence fragment, vice president

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disorient

transitive verb dis·ori·ent \(ˈ)dis-ˈōr-ē-ˌent, -ˈȯr-\

Medical Definition of DISORIENT

: to produce a state of disorientation in : disorientate <the next day the patient was disoriented but not comatose—Journal of the American Medical Association>

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