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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
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
Literary usage of Disorient
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
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. ..."