DISORIENT

disorient, disorientate

(verb) cause to be lost or disoriented

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

disorient (third-person singular simple present disorients, present participle disorienting, simple past and past participle disoriented)

To cause to lose orientation or direction.

To confuse or befuddle.

Anagrams

• retinoids

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*o"ri*ent, v. t.

Definition: To turn away from the cast; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings. [R.] Bp. Warburton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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