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

They suggest that, much like humans with dementia who sometimes wander away from familiar places, dolphins might also become disoriented due to a form of Alzheimer's-like disease.

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It was still dark, and I was disoriented.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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Related Words

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