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Definition of Disorientate
1. Verb. Cause to be lost or disoriented.
Generic synonyms: Bedevil, Befuddle, Confound, Confuse, Discombobulate, Fox, Fuddle, Throw
Derivative terms: Disorientation
Antonyms: Orient
Definition of Disorientate
1. v. t. To turn away from the east, or (figuratively) from the right or the truth.
Definition of Disorientate
1. Verb. Alternate form of disorient. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disorientate
1. [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disorientate
Literary usage of Disorientate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Author's & Printer's Dictionary: A Guide for Authors by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"... conscience, consentient, co- sentient, coterie, courier, courtier, cuirassier,
currier, deficient, die, disbelieve, disobedience, disorientate, ..."
2. The Ecclesiologist by Ecclesiological Society (1850)
"... or what should be the north (for unfortunately the disposition of the ground
has compelled the church to disorientate considerably northwards), ..."
3. Womb of Half-fogged Mirrors: Notes in Lieu of Communication by Martha Attram (1997)
"These "assessments" so disorientate the old that they become permanent, of course.
Martha's idea of a 'little holiday' was a month in ..."
4. Beyond Rhetoric: Adult Learning Policies and Practices by Beatriz Pont, Anne Sonnet, Patrick Werquin (2003)
"The introspection and preliminary analysis of their personal career might
discourage, disorientate and destabilise people who are already demoralised by a ..."
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