Disorientate
verb
To make someone lose their sense of direction or feel confused.
The sudden blackout in the building disorientated her, and she didn't know which way to go.
Often appears as...
- suddenly disorientate
- disorientate someone
verb
To change the normal position or arrangement of something, typically in a way that confuses or disturbs.
The mirrors in the maze continue to disorientate visitors.
Often appears as...
- disorientate visitors
- disorientate position
verb
To make someone lose their sense of direction or feel confused.
The sudden blackout in the building disorientated her, and she didn't know which way to go.
Often appears as...
- suddenly disorientate
- disorientate someone
verb
To change the normal position or arrangement of something, typically in a way that confuses or disturbs.
The mirrors in the maze continue to disorientate visitors.
Often appears as...
- disorientate visitors
- disorientate position
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Used in situations causing confusion that may provoke stress or anxiety.
Being in a foreign city can disorientate even the most seasoned travelers.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Change
Often involves a sudden change leading to confusion or loss of direction.
The abrupt announcement about the merger disorientated many employees.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe a state of mental confusion.
The complex philosophical theories can disorientate beginners.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Used in situations causing confusion that may provoke stress or anxiety.
Being in a foreign city can disorientate even the most seasoned travelers.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Change
Often involves a sudden change leading to confusion or loss of direction.
The abrupt announcement about the merger disorientated many employees.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe a state of mental confusion.
The complex philosophical theories can disorientate beginners.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Used in situations causing confusion that may provoke stress or anxiety.
Being in a foreign city can disorientate even the most seasoned travelers.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Change
Often involves a sudden change leading to confusion or loss of direction.
The abrupt announcement about the merger disorientated many employees.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe a state of mental confusion.
The complex philosophical theories can disorientate beginners.
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Bird migration, a...
Humans are altering important stop-over sites that birds have been using for generations. As migrators pass over the continent, they run a gauntlet of dangers, including pesticide ingestion in rural farmlands, habitat loss in suburban developments, as well as disorientation from light pollution, and even structure collision
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Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
one member that is left permanently with the Cubs or the pups or sa and they can then sort of disorientate a predator and need a predator away from that area lions don't have that ability to do that because they are needed with the hunting and like I said they roam quite big distances and they don't use a central
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The history of human...
It evokes the giddy disorientation that you feel in an unfamiliar place. One of my favorite parts of being a historian is when something I've completely taken for granted, some very familiar part of my life, is suddenly made strange again. Dépaysement is unsettling,
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Safari Live - Day 242 PIPE...
weather I said that Lions don't like it and they don't really they like to shelter from rain but if there's an opportunity to hunt that weather suits them down to the ground because the disorientate s-- they prey and it makes their job is slightly easier this
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Safari Live - Day 65 PIPE...
sometimes things slip through the cracks as I said chances are it's just a lost little dog there is a possibility that a small possibility that it is a rabid dog and because rabies causes disorientation it's one of the early symptoms and dogs
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Katie Mack: Life-altering...
In fact, that is not what the universe is really made of. I love that. You know, it turns out you are also a poet. I don't want to put you on the spot, but I'm wondering, I really love your poem "Disorientation,"
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Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
seeing that they've a brassiere if they lose them they grow back they are very much important for their survival because they use them as strong sense organs but they got disorientated
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Impala Miraculously...
Dazed and disorientated, the impala makes a miraculous escape.
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Penguin Chicks Struggle...
Cold and disorientated, they search for the colony.
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Incredible Orca Hunt PIPE...
blowing bubbles. They disorientate the tiring seal
Video examples
Bird migration, a...
Humans are altering important stop-over sites that birds have been using for generations. As migrators pass over the continent, they run a gauntlet of dangers, including pesticide ingestion in rural farmlands, habitat loss in suburban developments, as well as disorientation from light pollution, and even structure collision
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
one member that is left permanently with the Cubs or the pups or sa and they can then sort of disorientate a predator and need a predator away from that area lions don't have that ability to do that because they are needed with the hunting and like I said they roam quite big distances and they don't use a central
Video examples
The history of human...
It evokes the giddy disorientation that you feel in an unfamiliar place. One of my favorite parts of being a historian is when something I've completely taken for granted, some very familiar part of my life, is suddenly made strange again. Dépaysement is unsettling,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 242 PIPE...
weather I said that Lions don't like it and they don't really they like to shelter from rain but if there's an opportunity to hunt that weather suits them down to the ground because the disorientate s-- they prey and it makes their job is slightly easier this
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 65 PIPE...
sometimes things slip through the cracks as I said chances are it's just a lost little dog there is a possibility that a small possibility that it is a rabid dog and because rabies causes disorientation it's one of the early symptoms and dogs
Video examples
Katie Mack: Life-altering...
In fact, that is not what the universe is really made of. I love that. You know, it turns out you are also a poet. I don't want to put you on the spot, but I'm wondering, I really love your poem "Disorientation,"
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
seeing that they've a brassiere if they lose them they grow back they are very much important for their survival because they use them as strong sense organs but they got disorientated
Video examples
Impala Miraculously...
Dazed and disorientated, the impala makes a miraculous escape.
Video examples
Penguin Chicks Struggle...
Cold and disorientated, they search for the colony.
Video examples
Incredible Orca Hunt PIPE...
blowing bubbles. They disorientate the tiring seal
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Pete Buttigieg
American Politician
As we see dislocation and disruption in certain parts of the country, from rural areas to my home in the industrial Midwest, and in the economy, this leads to a kind of disorientation and loss of community and identity. That void can be filled through constructive and positive things, like community involvement or family.
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Criss Angel
American Entertainer
One of my inspirations, Harry Houdini, remains an icon of the art because he defied our primal fears. His demonstrations in the early 20th century, especially his escape from the Chinese water torture cell, represented triumph over suffocation, drowning, disorientation and helplessness.
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Charles Frazier
American Novelist
The past is a stronger influence in the South. But I think everywhere you have this sense that the world changes faster than you can accommodate yourself to. Looking back and seeing how you got where you are is a useful way to combat disorientation.
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Olly Murs
English Musician
My sleep is very important, and I have to have at least eight hours every night in order to function properly the next day. Unfortunately, flying through several time zones makes me disorientated, and it takes several days to readjust.
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Adam Curtis
British Director
Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there are no big stories, and politicians react randomly to every new crisis - leaving us bewildered and disorientated.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Change is always tough. Even for those who see themselves as agents of change, the process of starting a new thing can cause times of disorientation, uncertainty and insecurity.
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Alvin Toffler
American Author
Future shock is the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time.
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Brendan Iribe
American Businessman
The elephant in the room has always been simulator sickness and disorientation. That's one of the biggest challenges.
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Antonio Banderas
Spanish Actor
Making movies is difficult and you get disorientated sometimes - even when you're working with fantastic talent.
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Abdoulaye Wade
Senegalese Statesman
We wish to ensure that young Africans do not feel disorientated in the century in which they live.
Quote examples
Pete Buttigieg
American Politician
As we see dislocation and disruption in certain parts of the country, from rural areas to my home in the industrial Midwest, and in the economy, this leads to a kind of disorientation and loss of community and identity. That void can be filled through constructive and positive things, like community involvement or family.
Quote examples
Criss Angel
American Entertainer
One of my inspirations, Harry Houdini, remains an icon of the art because he defied our primal fears. His demonstrations in the early 20th century, especially his escape from the Chinese water torture cell, represented triumph over suffocation, drowning, disorientation and helplessness.
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Charles Frazier
American Novelist
The past is a stronger influence in the South. But I think everywhere you have this sense that the world changes faster than you can accommodate yourself to. Looking back and seeing how you got where you are is a useful way to combat disorientation.
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Olly Murs
English Musician
My sleep is very important, and I have to have at least eight hours every night in order to function properly the next day. Unfortunately, flying through several time zones makes me disorientated, and it takes several days to readjust.
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Adam Curtis
British Director
Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there are no big stories, and politicians react randomly to every new crisis - leaving us bewildered and disorientated.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
Change is always tough. Even for those who see themselves as agents of change, the process of starting a new thing can cause times of disorientation, uncertainty and insecurity.
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Alvin Toffler
American Author
Future shock is the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time.
Quote examples
Brendan Iribe
American Businessman
The elephant in the room has always been simulator sickness and disorientation. That's one of the biggest challenges.
Quote examples
Antonio Banderas
Spanish Actor
Making movies is difficult and you get disorientated sometimes - even when you're working with fantastic talent.
Quote examples
Abdoulaye Wade
Senegalese Statesman
We wish to ensure that young Africans do not feel disorientated in the century in which they live.
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