disorientate
verb (used with object)
to disorient.
is disorientating
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present progressiveof disorientate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A car chase with Patrick driving in Morocco is disorientating, claustrophobic and frightening because we are in the passenger seat beside her.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 29, 2020
The movie is disorientating you in all of Grace's layers of life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2018
Simultaneously vivid and vague, the effect is disorientating and absolutely appropriate for that queasy and unsettling story.
From The Guardian ● May 23, 2015
