as in confused
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans
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Recent Examples of disoriented
Scared and disoriented, dirty and tired, the sisters arrive at Liverpool Station after days of travel, only to be separated.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The result is a generation of people who appear accomplished on the outside and quietly disoriented within.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
He may be disoriented and in need of assistance.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Maya Dejean, a freshman studying marine biology, said the driver appeared disoriented and unaware of what was happening.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Far from an inconsequential transformation or a sign of the times, these changes have left me feeling disoriented and seeking a new place to call home.
—Naomi Jackson, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
He was hurt so badly he was disoriented for days at Hennepin County Medical Center, where ICE officers constantly watched over him.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
He may be disoriented and in need of assistance.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Police said Smith was last seen running out of his residence, and he may have been disoriented and in need of assistance.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The result is a generation of people who appear accomplished on the outside and quietly disoriented within.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
He may be disoriented and in need of assistance.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Maya Dejean, a freshman studying marine biology, said the driver appeared disoriented and unaware of what was happening.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Far from an inconsequential transformation or a sign of the times, these changes have left me feeling disoriented and seeking a new place to call home.
—Naomi Jackson, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
He was hurt so badly he was disoriented for days at Hennepin County Medical Center, where ICE officers constantly watched over him.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
He may be disoriented and in need of assistance.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Police said Smith was last seen running out of his residence, and he may have been disoriented and in need of assistance.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disoriented
Verb
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Carlson clearly got confused between the arsonist and the fire brigade.—
Calev Myers,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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They are confused by all the activity.—
Via Chronicle Books,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Now, many millions of Americans are bewildered by events.—
David French,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Oswalt confesses being bewildered by Bamford at first.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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Now, a growing chorus of tech leaders is singing the praises of AI as the key to solving the medical mystery that has puzzled physicians for millennia.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The poor rott just stood there with its tail tucked between its legs, puzzled.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One administrator told me that he was baffled, but that the embassy staff seemed confident that something would come of it.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Kokuho was her very first film, and the prospect of attending the Academy Awards astonished and baffled her.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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These are the brutally real snapshots of a man well acquainted with—but still perplexed by—the powerful and destructive forces that lord over our lives.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hour said he was perplexed by his liberal friends expressing their condolences.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Disoriented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disoriented. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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