disorient
verb (used with object)
to cause to lose one's way.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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This will disorient readers accustomed to Anglo-American lyric epiphany — but that’s the point, and a good reason to read Sachs.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022