disorient
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Synonyms
addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex
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Four weeks later, the news cycle pumped out days of disorienting political optics around the mysterious press conference Mr. Trump conducted after his private meeting with Vladimir Putin. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "The GOP’s Hall of Mirrors," 1 Aug. 2018 Exhaustion played a large part, sure, but so did the disorienting elements of our new normal. — Leta Shy, SELF, "Training for a Marathon After Having a Baby Wasn't Fun, But It Helped Me Feel Like Myself Again," 2 Nov. 2018 His pause for introspection was unusual and somewhat unexpected: The Rockets’ star loves nothing more than blowing off invasive questions, and his recent schedule has been a disorienting blur of Things Famous People Do. — Ben Golliver, SI.com, "From Sixth Man to MVP: James Harden Reflects on Steady Climb to NBA Mountain Top," 26 June 2018 The scarcity of architectural monuments and disorienting car culture make defining the heart of the area challenging. — Ingrid Burrington, The Atlantic, "Who Gets to Live in Silicon Valley?," 25 June 2018 But give yourself some time to adjust and Martel's style, at once immersive and disorienting, starts to feel like a corrective, a clearer way of seeing and hearing. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "Lucrecia Martel's 'Zama' is a feverishly brilliant tale of European colonialism and its discontents," 26 Apr. 2018 Third, the disorienting speed of change has provided an opening for authoritarian leaders, who tout their ability to respond rapidly to shifting events. — James Stavridis, Time, "Democracy Isn't Perfect, But It Will Still Prevail," 12 July 2018 The minivan's driver Alva Richards, 35, of Waubeka, was disoriented in the driver's seat when a deputy arrived. — Robert Gearty, Fox News, "Photos show minivan embedded in side of house after crash," 7 July 2018 Based on the bestselling novel by Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects is slow, disorienting, and sometimes even painful to watch. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "TV Technica 2018: Our favorite shows and binges," 24 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disorient.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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