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
They grow disoriented because of noise pollution from shipping, oil drilling, and military operations.
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Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Video from Peters' livestream that night showed him appearing increasingly disoriented before the stream abruptly ended, raising concern among viewers.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
For someone who studied political science and theology, that shift has been disorienting.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
For someone who has spent a lot of time in traditional museums with windowless galleries, the experience was disorienting in the best way.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Video from Peters' livestream that night showed him appearing increasingly disoriented before the stream abruptly ended, raising concern among viewers.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
For someone who studied political science and theology, that shift has been disorienting.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
For someone who has spent a lot of time in traditional museums with windowless galleries, the experience was disorienting in the best way.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorient
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Winners are chosen by a mix of votes from the two, translated into points by a system confusing even to Eurovision fans.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Cassidy complained Friday that the new primary system enacted last year was confusing voters by requiring them to ask for a partisan ballot instead of the previous all-party primary that had been in place.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 May 2026
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Gasly seems faintly bewildered by the designation.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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Netizens were bewildered by the latest pivot, resulting in plenty of mockery on social media.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
16 Apr. 2026
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As a longtime rider I, too, am perplexed by regular displays of poor customer service by CTA employees.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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As Season 3 of Euphoria continues to stir up some controversy, one of the show’s stars is perplexed by Cassie’s (Sydney Sweeney) OnlyFans storyline.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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The senior author of that study seemed as baffled by official reassurances as she, Tufekci added.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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Offspinner Mehidy Hasan, however, produced an arm-ball to baffle Awais, who made 15 following his 103 in the first innings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Three cases were reported earlier this week, long after the typical growing season for the mushrooms behind the illnesses, leaving public health officials and mycologists puzzled about why the poisonings have been so widespread and what is causing the trend.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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The Boeing order is especially puzzling as China is rolling out its indigenous C919 passenger aircraft with great fanfare.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 May 2026
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“Disorient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorient. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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