disorientate
verb /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪt/
/dɪsˈɔːriənteɪt/
(British English) (also disorient
/dɪsˈɔːrient/
/dɪsˈɔːrient/
North American English, British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disorientate | /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪt/ /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪt/ |
| he / she / it disorientates | /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪts/ /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪts/ |
| past simple disorientated | /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪtɪd/ /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle disorientated | /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪtɪd/ /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form disorientating | /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪtɪŋ/ /dɪsˈɔːriənteɪtɪŋ/ |
- disorientate somebody to make somebody unable to recognize where they are or where they should go
- The darkness had disorientated him.
- disorientate somebody to make somebody feel confused
- Ex-soldiers can be disorientated by the transition to civilian life.
compare orient