disorient

dis·o·ri·ent

 (dĭs-ôr′ē-ĕnt′)

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.

dis•o•ri•ent

(dɪsˈɔr iˌɛnt, -ˈoʊr-)

v.t.

1. to cause to lose one's way.

2. to confuse.

3. to cause to lose perception of time, place, or one's personal identity.

[1645–55; < French]

disorient

Past participle: disoriented
Gerund: disorienting

Imperative

disorient

disorient

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

disorient - cause to be lost or disoriented disorientate 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" orientate, orient - determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"

Translations

désorienter

dezorijentirati

disorientare

disorient

[dɪsˈɔːriɛnt] disorientate (British) vt (= confuse) → désorienter

disorient

, disorientate

vt (lit, fig) → verwirren, desorientieren

disorient

[dɪsˈɔːrɪənt] vt → disorientare

disorient

vt. desorientar.