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单词 disoriented
释义
disoriented
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adj

To be disoriented is to feel lost or confused. People who are disoriented either don’t know where they are because they’ve lost their sense of direction, or they don’t know who they are because they’ve lost their sense of self.
Disoriented people feel confused, particularly about place and purpose. If you’ve ever been lost in a new city, you’ve felt disoriented. If you bring a squirrel into your house, it’ll probably be disoriented and bonk into a wall. Getting a concussion could make you disoriented. Diseases like Alzheimer’s can make people feel disoriented. Being disoriented is a confusing, scary feeling. Disoriented comes from the French word that means "to turn from the east."
WORD FAMILY
disorient: disorientation, disoriented, disorienting, disorients+/disorientation: disorientations/disorienting: disorientingly/orient: disorient, oriental, orientated, orientation, oriented, orienting, orients, reorient/oriental: orientalise, orientalism, orientalist, orientalize, orientally/orientalise: orientalised, orientalising/orientalism: orientalisms/orientalist: orientalists/orientalize: orientalized, orientalizing/orientation: orientations/oriented: unoriented/reorient: reorientation, reoriented, reorienting
USAGE EXAMPLES
They said Durst, now 73, was “frail, afraid and quite disoriented” at the time of the questioning, according to the court papers.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016)
The disoriented are more inclined to seek saviors.
Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016)
They said their client was “frail, afraid and quite disoriented,” according to court papers.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016)
1adj having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
Syn
confused, lost
unoriented
not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained
2adj socially disoriented
Syn
alienated, anomic
unoriented
not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained
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