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disorientate

dis·o·ri·en·tate
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-awr-ee-uh n-teyt, -ohr-]
    • /dɪsˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ˈoʊr-/
    • /dɪˈsɔː.ri.ən.teɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-awr-ee-uh n-teyt, -ohr-]
    • /dɪsˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ˈoʊr-/

Definitions of disorientate word

  • verb with object disorientate to disorient. 1
  • noun disorientate Alternative form of disorient. 1
  • verb disorientate to cause (someone) to lose his or her bearings 0
  • verb disorientate to perplex; confuse 0

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Origin of disorientate

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; dis-1 + orientate

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Parts of speech for Disorientate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

disorientate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

disorientate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for disorientate

verb disorientate

  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
  • perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
  • throw — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • fox — Free Objects for Crystallography
  • befuddle — If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.

Antonyms for disorientate

verb disorientate

  • orientate — (UK, intransitive) To face (a given direction).

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