Medical Dictionary
disorientation
noun dis·ori·en·ta·tion
\(ˌ)dis-ˌōr-ē-ən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌȯr-, -ˌen-\
\(ˌ)dis-ˌōr-ē-ən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌȯr-, -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, -ˈȯr-, -ˌen-\ transitive verb, dis·ori·en·tat·ed dis·ori·en·tat·ing
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