as in to confuse
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans
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Recent Examples of disorient
And Ron's walking around, looking really disoriented [in character].
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Being disoriented, being dizzy, but the little things like just sitting in a hard chair.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
Officials said relatives arrived at the home in the 800 block of South Main Street in North East Wednesday and found the 34-year-old man unresponsive in the living room and the woman and child disoriented.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
As jarring and disorienting as that can feel, just know that the cards say things are happening as they are supposed to.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Being disoriented, being dizzy, but the little things like just sitting in a hard chair.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
Officials said relatives arrived at the home in the 800 block of South Main Street in North East Wednesday and found the 34-year-old man unresponsive in the living room and the woman and child disoriented.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
As jarring and disorienting as that can feel, just know that the cards say things are happening as they are supposed to.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorient
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These tools blur the line between reality and fiction, which can confuse audiences, especially younger viewers.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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However, her version is not to be confused with the film’s official soundtrack.Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Prescott presents the dissolution of the monasteries from the numerous interlaced viewpoints of ordinary people – nuns made homeless, devout country people bewildered, the instigators of the Pilgrimage of Grace heading towards their ghastly ends.The Week UK, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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When Daphna posed the question to the room, Annie looked bewildered.Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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At first, Benji’s friends and family were perplexed.Amelia Tait, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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Dollar said she was perplexed by the explanation because her supervisor Kado-Fong had been trying to get the OK to have Dollar receive training to prepare her for the technician role.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Since the middle of November, unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles have lit up the skies above New Jersey, startling residents and baffling military and government officials.Jared Keller, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, improving baffling construction can allow down to more efficiently cover specific areas to increase warmth without adding weight.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Just how its unique skin is formed has puzzled scientists–until now.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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The report reflects a puzzling rise in the rates of certain cancers, such as colorectal cancer, among younger patients.Tina Reed, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Disorient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorient. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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