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They would hear 3000 and think it was the year 3000, I was hoping it would sort of disorient them and prepare them for the strange message they were about to receive.
Joel Hodgson

Meaning of "disorient" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISORIENT

disorient  [dɪsˈɔːrɪent] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISORIENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disorient is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb disorient in English.

WHAT DOES DISORIENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mr Bongo Records

Mr Bongo is a Brighton based independent record label, independent film and publishing company specialising in world music and art house / world cinema.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISORIENT

PRESENT

Present
I disorient
you disorient
he/she/it disorients
we disorient
you disorient
they disorient
Present continuous
I am disorienting
you are disorienting
he/she/it is disorienting
we are disorienting
you are disorienting
they are disorienting
Present perfect
I have disoriented
you have disoriented
he/she/it has disoriented
we have disoriented
you have disoriented
they have disoriented
Present perfect continuous
I have been disorienting
you have been disorienting
he/she/it has been disorienting
we have been disorienting
you have been disorienting
they have been disorienting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I disoriented
you disoriented
he/she/it disoriented
we disoriented
you disoriented
they disoriented
Past continuous
I was disorienting
you were disorienting
he/she/it was disorienting
we were disorienting
you were disorienting
they were disorienting
Past perfect
I had disoriented
you had disoriented
he/she/it had disoriented
we had disoriented
you had disoriented
they had disoriented
Past perfect continuous
I had been disorienting
you had been disorienting
he/she/it had been disorienting
we had been disorienting
you had been disorienting
they had been disorienting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will disorient
you will disorient
he/she/it will disorient
we will disorient
you will disorient
they will disorient
Future continuous
I will be disorienting
you will be disorienting
he/she/it will be disorienting
we will be disorienting
you will be disorienting
they will be disorienting
Future perfect
I will have disoriented
you will have disoriented
he/she/it will have disoriented
we will have disoriented
you will have disoriented
they will have disoriented
Future perfect continuous
I will have been disorienting
you will have been disorienting
he/she/it will have been disorienting
we will have been disorienting
you will have been disorienting
they will have been disorienting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would disorient
you would disorient
he/she/it would disorient
we would disorient
you would disorient
they would disorient
Conditional continuous
I would be disorienting
you would be disorienting
he/she/it would be disorienting
we would be disorienting
you would be disorienting
they would be disorienting
Conditional perfect
I would have disorient
you would have disorient
he/she/it would have disorient
we would have disorient
you would have disorient
they would have disorient
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been disorienting
you would have been disorienting
he/she/it would have been disorienting
we would have been disorienting
you would have been disorienting
they would have been disorienting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you disorient
we let´s disorient
you disorient
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to disorient
Past participle
disoriented
Present Participle
disorienting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISORIENT


counter-argument
ˈkaʊntərˌɑːɡjʊment
fent
fent
foreanent
fərəˈnent
forehent
fɔːˈhent
miscontent
ˌmɪskənˈtent
misorient
ˌmɪsˈɔːrɪent
ostent
ɒsˈtent
outwent
ˈaʊtˌwent
precent
priːˈsent
pschent
pskent
re-ascent
ˌriːəˈsent
re-cement
ˌriːsɪˈment
rerent
riːˈrent
Toshkent
tɒʃˈkent
Tradescant
ˈtrædɛskaent
underspent
ˌʌndəˈspent
unrent
ʌnˈrent
unsent
ʌnˈsent
untent
ʌnˈtent

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISORIENT

disorderedness
disorderliness
disorderly
disorderly conduct
disorderly house
disordinate
disordinately
disorganic
disorganise
disorganiser
disorganization
disorganize
disorganized
disorganizer
disorientate
disorientated
disorientating
disorientation
disoriented
disorienting

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISORIENT

abiturient
aperient
client
esurient
hirrient
innutrient
inquisiturient
Lorient
macronutrient
micronutrient
nutrient
orient
parturient
prurient
reorient
scaturient
supernutrient
the Orient
Trient
unexperient

Synonyms and antonyms of disorient in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISORIENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disorient» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disorient

Translation of «disorient» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISORIENT

Find out the translation of disorient to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disorient from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disorient» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使迷失方向
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desorientar
570 millions of speakers

English

disorient
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुमराह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تضليل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дезориентировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desorientar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিনিতে না দেত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désorienter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Disorientasikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verwirren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

方向感覚を狂わせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈피를 못 잡게 만들다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disorient
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chưng hửng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனைவரிடையேயும் குழப்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असभ्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şaşırtmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disorientare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdezorientować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дезорієнтувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezorienta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποπροσανατολίσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

disorienteer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förvirra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desorientere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disorient

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISORIENT»

The term «disorient» is regularly used and occupies the 61.358 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISORIENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disorient

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QUOTES WITH «DISORIENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disorient.
1
Joel Hodgson
They would hear 3000 and think it was the year 3000, I was hoping it would sort of disorient them and prepare them for the strange message they were about to receive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISORIENT»

Discover the use of disorient in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disorient and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Disorient:
Works for the Dutch pavilion at Venice Biennale 2009 by Fiona Tan.
‎2009
2
City of Villains: Prima's Official Game Guide
Sleep. Root. Confusion, and Disorient powers. It's good to have at least one on you if you are a melee character, especially going into the midlevels and up. Bosses, lieutenants, and even minions start using these types of powers f requendy.
Eric Mylonas, 2005
3
City of Heroes Binder: Prima's Official Game Guide; Issues 1-6
Immobilization, Disorient Hold Protection Shield: Protects ally vs. Fire, Cold, Energy, Neg Energy ASCEHDAHT ARCH on Bees: Levels 20-54 POWERS/ ABILITIES: Resonator Disorient, reduces all Resistance except Psionic Heavy Sonic Blast: ...
Eric Mylonas, 2005
4
Motigraphics: The Analysis and Measurement of Human ...
The overall and overwhelming popularity of idiot-level prime-time sitcoms is a testimonial to this need to disorient or disconnect. An attorney once told me, "I read briefs and depositions all day long, and listen to testimony in court. When I get ...
Richard C. Maddock, 2000
5
Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of ...
Such uses are obviously appropriate to dictionary definitions of disorient. Neither The American Heritage Dictionary nor Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines disorientation, but according to The American Heritage Dictionary, to disorient is  ...
George P. Landow, 2006
6
Ask a Ninja Presents The Ninja Handbook: This Book Looks ...
The Shadow Stick Method aims to disorient a woodland traveler without him, her, or it having any knowledge of your presence. Before you employ this method. you should know what you're trying to disorient. Not everything will disorient the ...
Douglas Sarine, Kent Nichols, 2008
7
Motivation, Emotions, and Leadership: The Silent Side of ...
And the whole rationale of vacation. weekends. escapes. and so on. is based on the need we all have to disorient. Hence the saying. "gimme a break!" When we talk about the Orientation Motives. the actual motive is to disorient; to get away for  ...
Richard C. Maddock, Richard L. Fulton, 1998
8
The Penguin Writer's Manual
A disinterested observer is somebody who is not on anybody's side; an uninterested observer simply does not care about what is going on. Careful users of English should try to preserve this distinction. disk or disc? See disc or disk? disorient ...
Martin Manser, Stephen Curtis, 2004
9
He's the One
"No, we're going to Disorient XPress. It's a bar that Wade owns." "It's in the East Village?" Blythe answered, staring out the window of the cab in a distracted way, ' Their slogan is 'Where East Meets West.' How original, right? Gay boys, lushes ...
Timothy James Beck, 2003
10
Mestizaje Upside-down: Aesthetic Politics in Modern Bolivia
What he did instead was something much simpler and more familiar: he set in motion the rapid succession of projected images in order to disorient us. Benjamin intended to produce an experience of estrangement, which would then require ...
Javier Sanjinés C., 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISORIENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disorient is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Batman: Arkham Knight' Review: Man and Machine, The New Tag …
... new environmental takedowns are cinematic but may disorient gamers as to the position of other enemies. (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
2
Potential Challenges In Facebook Inc (FB)'s Way To Becoming A …
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)'s video business faces two major risks that could disorient or slow down the company's gain in online video market ... «InvestCorrectly, Jul 15»
3
Mystery of the Lizards That Know the Way Home
A graduate student would take one, put it in a box, shake it to disorient the anole, walk about 80 yards or more away in a randomly chosen ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
How Narendra Modi is remaking India Gate in his own image
Among the techniques deployed to evict them from the Central Vista lawns was to amplify rock music to a high decibel level to disorient and ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
5
The Country Life: A case of canine sibling rivalry
Throwing a blanket over them also might disorient them, he says. Blue, typically at the bottom of the pile after Hank attacked, seemed to grow ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Beekeepers, grain farmers at odds over move to...
The pesticides disorient the bees, making it more difficult to navigate, forage for pollen and reproduce in the hives. According to the task force, ... «www.norfolknews.ca/, Jul 15»
7
The Secret of Kofi Kingston's Success
I wouldn't regard him as a favorite, but if everything breaks just right, Kofi possesses the athleticism and dynamic offense to disorient and ... «Cageside Seats, Jul 15»
8
Drive smart, it is raining…
Large flashes of lightning can temporarily blind and disorient drivers, and the accompanying high winds and heavy rain can create deadly ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
9
Care to remember: The challenges of caregiving for Alzheimer's …
Sudden changes – even a home redesign – can disorient them," she stresses. "Also keep their routines going. I've done so for years. «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
10
A win for the private sector in West Texas
“Dark enough to occasionally disorient experts who aren't used to seeing so many constellations at first glance. … Touting some of the darkest ... «Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jul 15»

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