Definition of Disorientation

1. Noun. A wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug).

Exact synonyms: Freak Out
Generic synonyms: Delusion, Hallucination

2. Noun. Confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction. "His disorientation was the result of inattention"
Generic synonyms: Confusedness, Confusion, Disarray, Mental Confusion, Muddiness
Specialized synonyms: Culture Shock
Derivative terms: Disorient

Definition of Disorientation

1. Noun. the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings ¹

2. Noun. a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity ¹

3. Noun. a delusion ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Disorientation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Disorientation

1. The loss of proper bearings or a state of mental confusion as to time, place or identity. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Disorientation

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disorientation (current term)
disorientations
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disowners
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Literary usage of Disorientation

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

1. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"The apathetic disorientation of dementia praecox, the amnestic ... disorientation is associated with a peculiar and disagreeable feeling of perplexity. ..."

2. The Unsound Mind and the Law: A Presentation of Forensic Psychiatry by George W. Jacoby (1918)
"It is precisely the relationship that exists between outward disorientation and the contents of the delusions that is of essential prognostic significance. ..."

3. Neurological and Mental Diagnosis: A Manual of Methods by L. Piercé Clark, Allen Ross Diefendorf (1908)
"disorientation may arise from apathy (apathetic disorientation), when the patients simply lack the inclination to understand the meaning of what they see ..."

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