Antonyms for disorientation
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : dis-awr-ee-uh n-teyt, -ohr- |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ˈoʊr- |
Definition of disorientation
Origin :- 1860; see dis- + orientation.
- As in bewilderment : noun puzzlement
- As in confusion : noun disorientation
- The sense of disorientation set up by the tractors was subsiding.
- Extract from : « Alarm Clock » by Everett B. Cole
- This morning, however, the sense of disorientation did not pass with full wakefulness.
- Extract from : « Monkey On His Back » by Charles V. De Vet
- There was an elusive sense of disorientation, a feeling of something overlooked.
- Extract from : « The Short Life » by Francis Donovan
- The feeling of disorientation and foreignness was new to Perry.
- Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
- Disorientation is a state of mental confusion as to time, place, or identity.
- Extract from : « Applied Psychology for Nurses » by Mary F. Porter
- You are suffering from distorted perception—illusions and hallucinations, disorientation.
- Extract from : « A Thought For Tomorrow » by Robert E. Gilbert
- Drugged with fatigue, the younger man slept, awaking to full day, a fog of bewilderment and disorientation.
- Extract from : « Star Hunter » by Andre Alice Norton
- We jumped again, the sickness of disorientation forcing a moan from the girl, and darkness shivered round us.
- Extract from : « The Door Through Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- The disorientation continues with Bell's suggestion to travel south or west.
- Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
Synonyms for disorientation
- abashing
- abashment
- addling
- agitation
- bafflement
- befuddlement
- befuddling
- bemusement
- bewilderment
- blurring
- chagrin
- cluttering
- commotion
- confounding
- confusion
- daze
- demoralization
- disarranging
- discombobulation
- discomfiting
- discomfiture
- disorientation
- distraction
- disturbing
- dither
- dumbfounding
- embarrassing
- embarrassment
- embroiling
- flap
- fluster
- lather
- mixup mystification
- obscuring
- perplexing
- perplexity
- perturbation
- pother
- puzzlement
- stew
- stirring up
- surprise
- tangling
- tumult
- turbulence
- turmoil
- unsettling
- upsetting
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