disorienting
adjective
mainlyUSus/dɪˈsɔːr.i.ən.t̬ɪŋ/uk/dɪˈsɔː.ri.ən.tɪŋ/(also mainlyUKdisorientating)making someoneconfusedabout where they are, where they are going, or what ishappening:
When youarriveindaylightand youfeellike it'snight, it can be disorienting.
Lightpollutioncanevenhave a disorientingeffectonmigratorybirds.
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disorient
- That firstdayin the newjobwas a little disorienting.
- Organsoloistshave to get used to newinstrumentsfairlyregularly, aprocessthat can be disorienting.
- Thememorialis adeliberatelydisorientingmazeofundulatingconcrete.
- Hisartis a disorienting,dizzyingexperience.
- I had these very disorientingfeelingsofbereavement.
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- addled
- all of a doodahidiom
- all over the placeidiom
- alphabet soup
- at seaidiom
- discombobulation
- disordered
- disorganization
- disorganized
- disorientating
- mush
- muzzily
- muzziness
- mysterious
- mysteriously
- unaccountable
- unaccountably
- unexplained
- wise
- woolliness