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
According to video footage, Reid — who was in Chicago for Comic Con — appeared disoriented as several people helped her into a wheelchair.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
With Teutonic deadpan, Sander sends up the often ideologically weighted social photography of which his project is an example—and records the giddy, glitchy instability of the Weimar years, when the old order was in disorienting flux, and would soon disappear altogether.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Then, adopting a very wide stance, perhaps for stability, the deer begins lightly shaking its head, as if disoriented from all the spinning.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
In the United States for less than two months, the refugee might have been lost, or disoriented.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
With Teutonic deadpan, Sander sends up the often ideologically weighted social photography of which his project is an example—and records the giddy, glitchy instability of the Weimar years, when the old order was in disorienting flux, and would soon disappear altogether.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Then, adopting a very wide stance, perhaps for stability, the deer begins lightly shaking its head, as if disoriented from all the spinning.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
In the United States for less than two months, the refugee might have been lost, or disoriented.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorient
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And then beyond that, there’s Hackney Wick, which is not to be confused with traditional Hackney, also on the canal, filled with very cool community initiatives.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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Because of their similar flowers, this plant is sometimes confused with bigleaf hydrangea.—
Marie Iannotti,
The Spruce,
29 May 2026
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Former Republican state senator Jeff Brandes, who now leads the Florida Policy Project, said he was bewildered by the governor's proposal.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Gasly seems faintly bewildered by the designation.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 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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Democrats have been particularly perplexed given the state's top-two primary system, which places all candidates on a single ballot regardless of party.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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While some were baffled by the posts amid Bear’s claims, others pointed out the ability to schedule posts, depending on the type of account.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026
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In another excerpt from View from the East Wing, she is similarly baffled.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Two experts said they were puzzled by the release records.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Tim Ream is looking at you, puzzled.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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“Disorient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorient. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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