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Definition of disorient verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disorient

verb
 
/dɪsˈɔːrient/
 
/dɪsˈɔːrient/
(British English)
(British English disorientate)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disorient
 
/dɪsˈɔːrient/
 
/dɪsˈɔːrient/
he / she / it disorients
 
/dɪsˈɔːrients/
 
/dɪsˈɔːrients/
past simple disoriented
 
/dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/
 
/dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/
past participle disoriented
 
/dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/
 
/dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/
-ing form disorienting
 
/dɪsˈɔːrientɪŋ/
 
/dɪsˈɔːrientɪŋ/
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  1. disorient somebody to make somebody unable to recognize where they are or where they should go
    • The darkness had disoriented him.
  2. disorient somebody to make somebody feel confused
    • Ex-soldiers can be disoriented by the transition to civilian life.
  3. compare orient
See disorient in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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