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   Disorientated

   /disˈôrēənˌtādəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having lost one's sense of direction; disoriented: British "when he emerged into the street he was totally disorientated"
   • ▪ confused and unable to think clearly: British "being near him made her feel weak and disorientated"

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   feeling confused and unable to think clearly. Sleep deprivation can leave people disorientated. Definition of disorientated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does 'disorientated' mean in English?

   • The term ‘disorientated’ can be traced back over 400 years in British English. Its origins stem from a meaning of causing someone to lose their bearings, or to confuse or befuddle someone. This historical usage has allowed ‘disorientated’ to become ingrained in the British lexicon, showcasing its longstanding nature and significance.

   Disoriented or Disorientated? What’s the Difference?

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   What does it mean if something disorients you?

   • If something disorients you, you lose your sense of direction, or you generally feel lost and uncertain, for example because you are in an unfamiliar environment. An overnight stay at a friend's house disorients me. [VERB noun] They were disorientated by the smoke and were firing blindly into it. [VERB noun] I feel dizzy and disoriented.

   DISORIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What does it mean if a woman is disorientated?

   • “The woman was still weak and a little disorientated and sat holding tightly to her husband’s hand.” As for the etymology, English borrowed the verb “disorient” in the mid-17th century from désorienter, a French verb meaning to turn from an eastward position, to cause to lose one’s bearings, or to embarrass.

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   Where did the word 'disorientate' come from?

   • The OED, citing the lexicographer Samuel Johnson, says the longer verb “disorientate” showed up in the 1704 first edition of Lexicon Technicum, an encyclopedia of the arts and sciences by the English writer John Harris.

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   Mar 28, 2024 · While both words are recognised and accepted in British English, disorientated tends to be preferred, as evidenced by corpus data. On the other hand, many American English speakers may consider disoriented to be the correct form and view disorientated as inappropriate or unnecessary.

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   Jan 20, 2020 · A: As far as we can tell, “disorientated” as well as “disoriented” are standard in British English, though “disorientated” is more popular. We’ve found both of these terms in searches of the British National Corpus, with “disorientated” about twice as common as “disoriented.”

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   DISORIENT meaning: 1. to make someone confused about where they are and where they are going 2. to make people…. Learn more.

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   Define disorientated. disorientated synonyms, disorientated pronunciation, disorientated translation, English dictionary definition of disorientated. or adj 1. having lost his or her bearings 2. confused Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers...

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   If something disorients you, you lose your sense of direction, or you generally feel lost and uncertain, for example because you are in an unfamiliar environment. An overnight stay at a friend's house disorients me. [VERB noun] They were disorientated by the smoke and were firing blindly into it. [VERB noun]

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   A complete guide to the word "DISORIENTATED": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.