disorient en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈɔːɹi.ənt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- French dés- Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin orientembor. French orient Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French orienter French désorienterbor. English disorient Borrowed from French désorienter.
Meanings
- To cause to lose orientation or direction.
- To confuse or befuddle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disoriented | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disoriented | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disorients | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disorientate | alternative, proscribed, sometimes | lexicographic | |
| disorienting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (29)
bg разориентирам (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · de verwirren (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · is rugla í ríminu (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · izh öksyttää (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · fi eksyttää (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · nb desorientere (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · hu dezorientál (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · it disorientare (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · nn desorientere (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · hu eltérít (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · sh dezorijentírati (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · pl zdezorientować (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · bg обърквам (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · es perder el norte (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · pl dezorientować (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · is slá út af laginu (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · fi harhauttaa (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · fr désorienter (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · is rugla (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · ru дезориенти́ровать (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · da desorientere (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · de desorientieren (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · hu összezavar (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · es desorientar (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · is villa um fyrir (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · hu félrevezet (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · is gera áttavilltan (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · is gera ringlaðan (to cause to lose orientation or direction) · is láta tapa áttum (to cause to lose orientation or direction)