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DISORIENT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they disorient ... he / she / it disorients
Past simple: disoriented
Past participle: disoriented
-ing form: disorienting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to be lost or disoriented
Synonyms:
disorient; disorientate
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "disorient" is one way to...):
bedevil; befuddle; confound; confuse; discombobulate; fox; fuddle; throw (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Antonym:
orient (determine one's position with reference to another point)
Derivation:
disorientation (confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction)
