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

Understand that she was more than a little disoriented, for she had taken quite a tumble.

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"The more dangerous ones are the bears that come down into villages or towns. Those bears are often disoriented, they don't know where they are or what's happening," he said.

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Readers may be disoriented by the flow of a poem that was meant to be listened to, not read, but once engaged, they will find it difficult to disengage.

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Korkosz, who drove for a Polish haulage company, didn't realise his camera recorded sound, but still insisted it should have captured the violent coughing which made him "black out" and become disoriented.

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Dolphins usually beach themselves when sick, injured, or disoriented, and most do not survive.

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Related Words

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