disorient
verb (used with object)
to cause to lose one's way.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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That, in turn, has disoriented Kazakhstan’s bureaucracy and elites, and contributed to the government’s slow reaction to the protesters’ demands, analysts say.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022