Definitions for disorient

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disorient dis·o·ri·ent

Spelling: [dis-awr-ee-ent, -ohr-]

IPA: /dɪsˈɔr iˌɛnt, -ˈoʊr-/

Disorient is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 575 anagrams from letters in disorient (deiinorst).

Definitions for disorient

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to lose one's way:
2. to confuse by removing or obscuring something that has guided a person, group, or culture, as customs, moral standards, etc.:
3. Psychiatry. to cause to lose perception of time, place, or one's personal identity.

Origin of disorient

1645-55; French désorienter, equivalent to dés- dis-¹ + orienter to orient

Examples for disorient

All this artful excess seems intended to disorient and disinhibit guests descending from the busy theater district above.