Dictionary

disorientation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪsˌɔ.ɹi.ɪnˈteɪ.ʃn̩/ (US)
• /dɪsˌɔːɹɪənˈteɪʃən/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From dis- + orientation or perhaps disorientate + -ation.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings.
2. (uncountable, usually) a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity.
   • For the first time since arriving in Nigeria, she felt a gaping disorientation; for a split second she couldnʼt even remember where she was. 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 50:
3. (uncountable, usually) a delusion.

Forms

Relateds

orientation · disorient · disorientate

Translations (9)

el αποπροσανατολισμός (a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity) · hu dezorientáció (the loss of one's sense of direction) · ms penanaran (a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity) · id disorientasi (the loss of one's sense of direction) · el αποπροσανατολισμός (the loss of one's sense of direction) · it disorientamento (the loss of one's sense of direction) · id disorientasi (a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity) · bg дезориентация (a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity) · bg дезориентация (the loss of one's sense of direction)