Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,790,604,377 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

disorientate
(redirected from disorientating)

     0.01 sec.
disorientate [dɪsˈɔːrɪɛnˌteɪt], disorient
vb (tr)
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) to cause (someone) to lose his bearings
2. to perplex; confuse
disorientation  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
There is wonderful material on the disorientating experience of learning to live and work on a ship.
Union Jacks: Yankee Sailors in the Civil War by Buchanan, Thomas C. / Journal of Social History
On paper, the brief has the potential to be a soulless and disorientating institution, but Moneo's strategy is to break down the building into a series of smaller and more manageable units each arranged around a courtyard.
Urban healing: a maternity and children's hospital has an impassive ... by Bertolucci, Carla / The Architectural Review
Standing in the midst of the polyphony of skulls, Jesuses, aliens, and pop idols in "Hamlet 1999" was pulse raising and a little disorientating, and made clear Mayerson's goal of evoking the unconscious.
Keith Mayerson: Derek Eller Gallery by Ammirati, Domenick / Artforum International
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.