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单词 disorient
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disorient

[ dis-awr-ee-ent, -ohr- ]
/ dɪsˈɔr iˌɛnt, -ˈoʊr- /
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verb (used with object)

to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
to confuse by removing or obscuring something that has guided a person, group, or culture, as customs, moral standards, etc.: Society has been disoriented by changing values.
Psychiatry. to cause to lose perception of time, place, or one's personal identity.

Origin of disorient

1645–55; <French désorienter, equivalent to dés-dis-1 + orienter to orient

Words nearby disorient

disorderly person, disorganization, disorganize, disorganized, disorganized schizophrenia, disorient, disorientate, disorientation, disoriented, disown, disparage
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  • All this artful excess seems intended to disorient and disinhibit guests descending from the busy theater district above.

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