disorientation

Meaning

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.
3. (uncountable, usually) a delusion.

Synonyms

freak out

befuddlement

bemusement

bewilderment

confusion

daze

devastation

embarrassment

fluster

mystification

obfuscation

perplexity

puzzlement

bafflement

stupefaction

Translations

désorientation

desorientación

disorientamento

αποπροσανατολισμός

desorientação

Verwirrung

Desorientierung

desoriëntatie

pérdida del autocontrol

ضلال

desorientació

Orientierungsverlust

confusión mental

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˌɔːɹɪənˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

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