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8 definitions found for disorient

WordNet (r) 3.0
disorient v 1: cause to be lost or disoriented [syn: disorient, disorientate] [ant: orient, orientate]

English Etymology Dictionary
disorient 1655, from Fr. d?sorienter, from d?s- "dis-" + orienter (see orient (v.)).

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)
disorient transitive verb Etymology: French désorienter, from dés- dis- + orienter to orient Date: 1655 1. a. to cause to lose bearings ; displace from normal position or relationship b. to cause to lose the sense of time, place, or identity 2. confuse

Oxford English Reference Dictionary
disorient
v.tr. = DISORIENTATE.
Etymology: F désorienter (as DIS-, ORIENT v.)

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
disorient (disorients, disorienting, disoriented) Note: in BRIT, also use 'disorientate' If something disorients you, you lose your sense of direction, or you generally feel lost and uncertain, for example because you are in an unfamiliar environment. An overnight stay at a friend's house disorients me... = confuse VERB: V ndisoriented I feel dizzy and disoriented. ADJ: usu v-link ADJdisorienting An abrupt change of location can be disorienting. ADJdisorientation Morris was so stunned by this that he experienced a moment of total disorientation. N-UNCOUNT

English Explanatory Dictionary
disorient dɪsˈɔ:rɪənt v.tr. = DISORIENTATE. [F d÷sorienter (as DIS-, ORIENT v.)]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Disorient Dis*o"ri*ent, v. t. To turn away from the cast; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings. [R.] --Bp. Warburton.

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "disorient": addle, addle the wits, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, bewilder, bother, bug, cloud, confuse, daze, dazzle, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disorganize, disturb, embarrass, entangle, flummox, flurry, fluster, flutter, fog, fuddle, fuss, maze, mist, mix up, moider, muddle, perplex, perturb, pother, put out, raise hell, rattle, ruffle, throw into confusion, unsettle, upset




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