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disorientate

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disorientate [dɪsˈɔːrɪɛnˌteɪt], disorient
vb (tr)
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) to cause (someone) to lose his bearings
2. to perplex; confuse
disorientation  n
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Verb1.disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented
disorient
befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
disorientate disorient
verb confuse, upset, perplex, dislocate, cause to lose your bearings techniques used to disorientate and confuse prisoners
Translations
disorientate [dɪsˈɔːrɪənteɪt] VT → desorientar
disorientate [dɪsˈɔːrɪənˌteɪt] vt → disorientare
disorientate [dɪsˈɔːrɪənˌteɪt] vt → disorientare


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He writes that the box office failure of To Sleep With Anger was largely due to its being poorly marketed because it honestly critiques the conventional construction of Hollywood movies while privileging unaccepted aspects of African derived culture: "The plot develops with occasional narrative interruptions that disorientate [sic] the audience.
Echoes of Africa in To Sleep With Anger and Eve's Bayou by Ellison, Mary / African American Review
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