as in to confuse
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans
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Recent Examples of disorient
An officer saved a missing boy from a near drowning on Friday after finding the youngster partially submerged, disoriented, and in immediate danger near the shoreline, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Whereas that game is meant to disorient you, Rhythm Heaven Groove's bold and memorable cartoon scenes enhance the game's Simon Says-like call-and-response quality.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
Hunters often lit blazing fires, which disoriented and frightened the elk, and as many animals as possible were killed.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
After an extended and purposely disorienting opening that takes its sweet time to develop, Margaret and Daniel dodge suited agents working for a secret government protector outfit called WARDEX.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Whereas that game is meant to disorient you, Rhythm Heaven Groove's bold and memorable cartoon scenes enhance the game's Simon Says-like call-and-response quality.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
Hunters often lit blazing fires, which disoriented and frightened the elk, and as many animals as possible were killed.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
After an extended and purposely disorienting opening that takes its sweet time to develop, Margaret and Daniel dodge suited agents working for a secret government protector outfit called WARDEX.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorient
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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Why The Market Misprices Good Companies Investors often confuse business quality with investment quality.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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For three years straight, he’s kept up a pace that bewilders the industry’s leading comics.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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The narrator and his wife find that their attachment to the charismatic and cryptic Chibi grows with the cat’s increasing visits, in a way that bewilders them but somehow bonds them closer together.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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But there were also perplexing moments that punctured the gravitas of the event (even for an event built around hand-to-hand combat).—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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Aryna Sabalenka being asked to dance after defeating Naomi Osaka in the French Open has one former American tennis star perplexed.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The Illinois numbers, especially this year’s, are baffling experts.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Using humane methods like squirrel baffles and tree nets can effectively keep squirrels out of your fruit trees.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
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But as other mathematicians would explore, there are irrational numbers with Lagrange values larger than 3, which puzzle researchers to this day.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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This is, famously, one of the trickier accessories to puzzle into your luggage.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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“Disorient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorient. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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