All disorientation synonyms

noun disorientation

• perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
• confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
• turmoil — a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
• bewilderment — Bewilderment is the feeling of being bewildered.
• turbulence — the quality or state of being turbulent; violent disorder or commotion.
• distraction — the act of distracting.
• surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
• discombobulation — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
• daze — If someone is in a daze, they are feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise.
• bafflement — Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
• demoralization — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
• pother — commotion; uproar.
• puzzlement — the state of being puzzled; perplexity.
• bemusement — Bemusement is the feeling that you have when you are puzzled or confused by something.
• flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
• dither — a trembling; vibration.
• chagrin — Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.
• tumult — violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
• agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
• commotion — A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.
• befuddlement — to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
• perturbation — the act of perturbing.
• fluster — to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
• stew — to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
• abashment — to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed: to abash someone by sneering.
• discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
• lather — a worker who puts up laths.
• stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
• uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
• incomprehension — lack of comprehension or understanding: The audience listened politely but with incomprehension.
• panic — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
• disorientation — to disorient.
• demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
• abashing — Present participle of abash.
• cluttering — A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.
• disarranging — Present participle of disarrange.
• disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
• perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
• unsettling — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
• upsetting — overturned: an upset milk pail.
• addling — mentally confused; muddled.
• befuddling — to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
• confounding — to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.
• discomfiting — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
• obscuring — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
• tangling — to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.