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disorientation

noun dis·ori·en·ta·tion
\(ˌ)dis-ˌōr-ē-ən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌr-, -ˌen-\

Medical Definition of DISORIENTATION

:  a usually transient state of confusion especially as to time, place, or identity often as a result of disease or drugs
dis·ori·en·tate \(ˈ)dis-ˈōr-ē-ən-ˌtāt, -ˈr-, -ˌen-\ transitive verb, dis·ori·en·tat·ed dis·ori·en·tat·ing

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