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# disorient

«disorient» in Mova's school dictionary: **To make someone confused about where they are or which…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (disorient, disorients, disoriented, disorienting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To make someone confused about where they are or which way to go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disorient/#m1)

2) To make someone confused and unable to think clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disorient/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and safety lessons, fog, darkness, spinning or a bang on the head can disorient someone; in science, some animals become disoriented by bright city lights; phrases: «feel disoriented», «disorienting experience».

### examples

- The thick fog disoriented the walkers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disorient/#x1)
- After spinning round, I felt disoriented. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disorient/#x2)
- Bright lights can disorient baby turtles on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disorient/#x3)
- The loud noise disoriented the dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disorient/#x4)
- The new school building was big and disorienting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disorient/#x5)
- Waking in a strange room can disorient you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disorient/#x6)
- The cave was so dark that we were quickly disoriented. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disorient/#x7)

### note

Mostly US; UK English also uses «disorientate» (disorientated). Both are correct. Noun: disorientation. Safety: if lost, stay put and call for help.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disorient» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disorient/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.