Meaning & use
disorienting
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Causing someone to lose their sense of direction, awareness, or understanding of a situation.
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The maze of identical hallways was disorienting for new employees.
Waking up in an unfamiliar hotel room can be disorienting at first.
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Derived from "orient," originally referring to facing east, the word literally means to lose one's bearings, whether physically or mentally.
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