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dis·o·ri·ent
 disorient
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- pronunciation:
- dIs
o
ri
ent
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disorients, disorienting, disoriented |
| definition 1: |
to cause to lose one's bearings or sense of direction.
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| definition 2: |
to cause mental confusion in; distort one's perceptions, sense of identity, or the like.
- similar words:
- dizzy
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| related words: |
baffle, daze, dazzle, dizzy |
adverb + (v.)disorient
bit, certainly, completely, extremely, first, initially, maybe, often, potentially, profoundly, similarly, slightly, sometimes, terribly, thus, totally
(v.)disorient
+ noun
anxiety,
conclusion,
darkness,
direction,
disposition,
effect,
exile,
experience,
fall,
gap,
generation,
light,
minute,
moment,
neighborhood,
perspective,
pilot,
scene,
sensation,
set,
shadow,
speed,
surroundings
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| derivation: |
disorientation (n.) |
The word disorient
contains the following part:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
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