disoriented

[dis-awr-ee-en-tid, -ohr-]

adjective

1. confused as to time or place; out of touch.

   therapy for disoriented patients.

   Synonyms: unhinged, unstable, distracted

Word History and Origins

Origin of disoriented¹

disorient + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It was still dark, and I was disoriented.

From Salon

The Hunter's Return, he said, is "an instant-classic contemporary history painting that perfectly expresses the dark, disoriented zeitgeist of our age of perma-conflict".

From BBC

Just one month ago, on Aug. 16, a 50-year-old man fell to his death after becoming disoriented while descending the Clear Creek Trail during a summer snowstorm.

From Los Angeles Times

Authorities say the occupants became disoriented due to rapid smoke spread and lack of clear evacuation guidance, and desperate occupants broke windows to jump, leading to severe trauma.

From BBC

Conditions in the area where Pittman’s vehicle was found are notoriously harsh, and hikers have been known to become disoriented in extreme heat and disappear and die in the surrounding desert.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adrift 
• astray 
• bewildered 
• lost 
• perplexed 
• unhinged 
• unsettled