Adjective: disoriented ,dis'o-ree,en-tid
- Having lost your bearings; confused as to time, place or personal identity
"the anaesthetic left her completely disoriented"; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway";
- confused, lost
- Socially disoriented
"we live in an age of rootless disoriented people";
- alienated, anomic
- Cause to lose one's bearings or sense of direction; confuse
"The sudden bright lights disorientd the driver";
- disorientate
See also: unoriented
Type of: baffle, beat, bedevil, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate [informal], dumbfound, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, throw, vex
Antonym: orient
Encyclopedia: Disoriented
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