disorientation
English edit
Etymology edit
dis- + orientation
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˌɔːɹɪənˈteɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /dɪs.ˌɔ.ɹi.ɪn.ˈteɪ.ʃn̩/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
disorientation (usually uncountable, plural disorientations)
- the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings.
- a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity.
- 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 50:
- For the first time since arriving in Nigeria, she felt a gaping disorientation; for a split second she couldnʼt even remember where she was.
- a delusion.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
the loss of one's sense of direction
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a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity
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delusion
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