disorient
UK/dɪs'ɔ:rɪent/US/dis'ɒ:rient/
B2
Definitions
v.
To make someone lose their sense of direction or position
使迷失方向
v.
To confuse someone so they cannot think clearly
使困惑，使迷乱
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis-not, apart, away
+
orientrise, begin, be born
=disorient
dis- (reversal) + orient (to align/find direction) = to undo someone's bearings. If to orient is to find which way you face, to disorient is to take that away — through a strange place, a blow to the head, or confusing information.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The thick fog completely disoriented the hikers.
- 2.
Waking in a strange room left him momentarily disoriented.