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
Symptoms vary, but can include deer appearing disoriented, showing little to no fear of humans, appearing feverish, having respiratory distress, and pronounced swelling of head, neck, tongue and eyelids.
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Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
The blending of genres can be disorienting.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The rapid shifts of tone in his conversations with Nicholas can be disorienting, veering from sharp political criticism to sentimental memories of visiting the Winter Palace.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
That rancor combined with Nazi flags will never not be disorienting to anyone who knows what the Thousand-Year Reich that lasted for twelve years inflicted on the world.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
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Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
The blending of genres can be disorienting.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The rapid shifts of tone in his conversations with Nicholas can be disorienting, veering from sharp political criticism to sentimental memories of visiting the Winter Palace.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
That rancor combined with Nazi flags will never not be disorienting to anyone who knows what the Thousand-Year Reich that lasted for twelve years inflicted on the world.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorient
Verb
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This decision could confuse your friends.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The season ended with the two attending a sleepover at Cody's house after his mom confused Beavis and Butt-Head with her son's friends.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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And aren’t our real-life romantic complications bewildering enough?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its ginormous investments in higher-value, tech-heavy sectors from smartphones to autos to semiconductors to biotechnology are disrupting the global landscape at bewildering speed.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Many historians have been perplexed by how such a seemingly simple man as Shakespeare could have written works of such grandeur and depth.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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Norman is perplexed by shootings like this.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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That’s baffling to me that it was even checked.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Willis, a seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker who starred for the San Francisco 49ers, was baffled by Jerry Jones sending Parsons to Green Bay.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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After getting entangled in a puzzling murder, the two go on the run to solve the case while also trying to piece their relationship back together.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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This mystery puzzled scientists because ice was not supposed to behave like that.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Disorient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorient. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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