disorientation
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6.7
- noun
- /ˌdɪsˌɔːrɪənˈteɪʃən/
:
desorientación
- After waking up from the anesthesia, she felt a sense of disorientation, unsure of where she was.
- a sense of disorientation
- confusion and disorientation
- disorientation and alienation
We talk about the nature of reality, fatherhood, the many disorientations of midlife.
- We talk about the nature of reality, fatherhood, the many disorientations of midlife.
- And it can also, it can also give you this kind of sense of disorientation.
- Third, we get confused about time, place, and person, so we're suffering from disorientation.
- It's a moment of dizzying disorientation where people have to decide whether they're going to stay in high conflict or do something radically different.
- It's called the MSDD multi spatial Disorientation device or the spin and puke.
- OK, so there's actually left and right vibration and they said that can help with some disorientation sensation.
- I mean, it's a level of disorientation that is, it's like the final frontier in a way.
- Like, Meditations is the process by which he's trying not to lose his mind amidst opulence and stress and success and disorientation.
Examples
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The weakness and disorientation should pass soon.
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There was no sensation, merely the slight disorientation of seeing the scenery shift.
Fiction book (1992) -
You know, a little disorientation is healthy.
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Are you finding your episodes of disorientation increasing in frequency?
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Are you experiencing any disorientation?
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Some disorientation is normal.
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The older man blinked, took long, slow breaths, but his disorientation remained.
Fiction book (1996) -
Josh fought down another wave of disorientation, trying to dredge up the memory that had teased him.
Fiction book (2001) -
At the same time, the patient also had drowsiness, headache, fever, disorientation, and giddiness.
Academic text (2007) -
You should expect tremors, shakes, dizziness, disorientation, and mental confusion.
Synonyms
389
1.8
A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do
12
4.8
A feeling of being very confused and not knowing what to do
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5.5
A feeling of not understanding something that is hard to explain
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4.9
A state when a person cannot think clearly and feels lost
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9.8
A feeling of confusion and embarrassment that makes it hard to think
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7.5
A feeling of not knowing what to do next
A feeling of not thinking or acting clearly
A state of mind when you feel unclear and cannot think or decide
A state of confusion where things are unclear or messy
With much hurry and disorder
Antonyms
How Disoriented
Surface Forms
Morphology
disorientation = orientation (semi-transparent) = dis + orient + ation
If a learner knows 'orientation', adding 'dis-' clearly gives the meaning of loss or disturbance of orientation.
Etymology
Disorientation comes from dis- meaning 'not' and orient, a word that meant 'east' or 'the side where the sun rises', so orient came to mean 'to find your direction'. So, disorientation is when you lose your sense of direction or place and feel confused.