1. having lost one's sense of direction: "she was so disoriented that Joe had to walk her to her room"Similarconfusedbewilderedperplexednonplussedat a loss(all) at seain a state of confusionin a muddlelostadriftastrayoff-courseoff-trackhaving lost one's bearingsgoing round in circlesinformal:all over the placespacedspaced outnot knowing whether one is coming or goingarchaic:wilderedmazed
▪ confused and unable to think clearly:"jet lag leaves you irritable, disoriented, and tired"Similarconfusedbewilderedperplexednonplussedat a loss(all) at seain a state of confusionin a muddlelostadriftastrayoff-courseoff-trackhaving lost one's bearingsgoing round in circlesinformal:all over the placespacedspaced outnot knowing whether one is coming or goingarchaic:wilderedmazed