Definition of Disorient

1. Verb. Cause to be lost or disoriented.

Exact synonyms: Disorientate
Generic synonyms: Bedevil, Befuddle, Confound, Confuse, Discombobulate, Fox, Fuddle, Throw
Derivative terms: Disorientation
Antonyms: Orient

Definition of Disorient

1. v. t. To turn away from the east; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings.

Definition of Disorient

1. Verb. To cause to lose orientation or direction. ¹

2. Verb. To confuse or befuddle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Disorient

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Disorient

disorganised schizophrenia
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disorganized schizophrenia
disorganized type schizophrenia
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disorient (current term)
disorientate
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disorientedness
disorienting
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disorients
disour
disours

Literary usage of Disorient

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1. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"-ATION. To destroy the organical or instrumental construction, disposition or arrangement of parts ; to discompose, disarrange, disorder. disorient,* v. ..."

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