disoriented

disoriented
dis|or|i|ent|ed [dısˈo:rientıd] adj also dis|or|i|en|tat|ed [dısˈo:riənteıtıd] BrE
1.) confused and not understanding what is happening around you
2.) confused about where you are or which direction you should go
When he emerged into the street, he was completely disoriented.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • disoriented — adj. 1. having lost one s bearings physically or mentally. I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway;the anesthetic left her completely disoriented Syn: confused, lost. [WordNet 1.5] 2. socially disoriented; withdrawn… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disoriented — index non compos mentis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • disoriented — [adj] confused, unstable adrift, all at sea*, astray, bewildered, discombobulated, lost, mixed up, not adjusted, off beam*, offcourse, out of joint*, perplexed, unbalanced, unhinged, unsettled; concept 403 Ant. balanced, oriented, settled,… …   New thesaurus

  • disoriented — adj. disoriented as to (disoriented as to time and place) * * * disoriented as to (disoriented as to time and place) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • disoriented — adjective 1. socially disoriented anomic loners musing over their fate we live in an age of rootless alienated people • Syn: ↑alienated, ↑anomic • Similar to: ↑unoriented • Derivationally r …   Useful english dictionary

  • disoriented — /dis awr ee en tid, ohr /, adj. confused as to time or place; out of touch: therapy for disoriented patients. [DISORIENT + ED2] Syn. distracted, mixed up, unstable, unhinged. * * * …   Universalium

  • disoriented adj — If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented? …   English expressions

  • disoriented — adjective Having lost ones direction; confused …   Wiktionary

  • disoriented — Synonyms and related words: abashed, abnormal, abroad, adrift, astray, at sea, bereft of reason, bewildered, bothered, brainsick, clueless, confused, crackbrained, cracked, crazed, crazy, daft, deluded, demented, deprived of reason, deranged,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • disoriented — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. confused, lost, at sea; see bewildered , doubtful 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. lost, confused, mixed up, dazed, muddled, bewildered. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Unable to find the correct way or place… …   English dictionary for students

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”