disorient
verb (used with object)
to cause to lose one's way.
have been disorienting
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present perfect progressiveof disorient.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It must have been disorienting, living in a city that doubled in size every 10 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
But for me, above all, they have been disorienting.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2025
Leigh Dempsey, a Delaware dog trainer, said that moving from Wilmington to Washington might have been disorienting.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2021
Not being able to see the water at all must have been disorienting.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2018
To an outsider, this torrent of picayune detail about the financial markets would have been disorienting.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
