disorienting

dis·o·ri·ent  (ds-ôr-nt, -r-)

tr.v. dis·o·ri·ent·ed, dis·o·ri·ent·ing, dis·o·ri·ents

To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

disorienting - causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings; "making so many turns to the right and then the left was completely disorienting"; "a sharp blow to the head can be disorienting" unoriented - not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained; "engaged in unoriented study"; "unoriented until she looked at the map" orientating, orienting - positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; "noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new employees"

Translations

disorienting [dɪsˈɔːriɛntɪŋ] disorientating [dɪsˈɔːriənteɪtɪŋ] (British) adj [experience, effect] → déroutant(e), déconcertant(e)