Antonyms for disorientation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-awr-ee-uh n-teyt, -ohr-
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ˈoʊr-


Definition of disorientation

Origin :
  • 1860; see dis- + orientation.
  • As in bewilderment : noun puzzlement
  • As in confusion : noun disorientation
Example sentences :
  • The sense of disorientation set up by the tractors was subsiding.
  • Extract from : « Alarm Clock » by Everett B. Cole
  • This morning, however, the sense of disorientation did not pass with full wakefulness.
  • Extract from : « Monkey On His Back » by Charles V. De Vet
  • There was an elusive sense of disorientation, a feeling of something overlooked.
  • Extract from : « The Short Life » by Francis Donovan
  • The feeling of disorientation and foreignness was new to Perry.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • Disorientation is a state of mental confusion as to time, place, or identity.
  • Extract from : « Applied Psychology for Nurses » by Mary F. Porter
  • You are suffering from distorted perception—illusions and hallucinations, disorientation.
  • Extract from : « A Thought For Tomorrow » by Robert E. Gilbert
  • Drugged with fatigue, the younger man slept, awaking to full day, a fog of bewilderment and disorientation.
  • Extract from : « Star Hunter » by Andre Alice Norton
  • We jumped again, the sickness of disorientation forcing a moan from the girl, and darkness shivered round us.
  • Extract from : « The Door Through Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • The disorientation continues with Bell's suggestion to travel south or west.
  • Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne

Synonyms for disorientation

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