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Meaning of "disorientating" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISORIENTATING

disorientating  [dɪsˈɔːrɪənteɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISORIENTATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disorientating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISORIENTATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disorientating in the English dictionary

The definition of disorientating in the dictionary is causing a person to lose his bearings.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISORIENTATING


awaiting
əˈweɪtɪŋ
calculating
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
communicating
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
debilitating
dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
devastating
ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
incapacitating
ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪtɪŋ
incorporating
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪŋ
irritating
ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ
nonirritating
ˌnɒnˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪŋ
nonrotating
ˌnɒnrəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
palpitating
ˈpælpɪteɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
rotating
rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
skating
ˈskeɪtɪŋ
unhesitating
ʌnˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪŋ
waiting
ˈweɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISORIENTATING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISORIENTATING

accommodating
accounting
alternating
beating
boating
cheating
coating
dominating
eating
floating
heating
humiliating
mating
oscillating
overheating
penetrating
repeating
seating
star rating
stimulating
vibrating

Synonyms and antonyms of disorientating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISORIENTATING»

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

Translation of «disorientating» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISORIENTATING

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

Translator English - Chinese

迷惑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disorientating
570 millions of speakers

English

disorientating
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

disorientating
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

disorientating
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дезориентации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desorientador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

disorientating
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépaysant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Disorientasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Desorientierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

disorientating
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

disorientating
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disorientating
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

disorientating
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

disorientating
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Disorientating
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

disorientating
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disorientante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dezorientującym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дезорієнтації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezorientare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποπροσανατολιστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

disorientating
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

desorientering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

disorientating
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disorientating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISORIENTATING»

The term «disorientating» is regularly used and occupies the 107.996 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISORIENTATING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disorientating» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disorientating» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISORIENTATING»

Discover the use of disorientating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disorientating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Postmodernism and Popular Culture: A Cultural History
The spectator's erotic involvement with the look of the male protagonist becomes, Mulvey tells us, 'disorientating', the spectator's fascination being 'turned against him', until the spectator sees through Scottie's look and 'finds himself exposed ...
John Docker, 1994
2
The Neurosciences and the Practice of Aviation Medicine
It is likely that this approach gives a truer picture of the functional significance of the spatially disorientating aspects of flying. Aircrew Spatial Disorientation Training Many scientific disciplines contribute to the avoidance of accidents attributable ...
A. N. Nicholson, 2011
3
The Disciple: On Becoming Truly Human
Meditate on Romans 8 Romans 8 is one of the most wonderful chapters in the whole Bible on God's unfailing love for us. LOSERS OR WINNERS? Living through the four seasons of life can be very disorientating if we are not prepared for what ...
Lucy Peppiatt, 2012
4
Oxford Textbook of Medical Education
The activity needs to: 0 require collaboration for completion 0 be clearly relevant o be challenging but possible 0 be timed appropriately. The activity should not be too easy and should include a disorientating element if transformative learning ...
Kieran Walsh, 2013
5
Love, Sex, and Democracy in Japan during the American Occupation
Given this long period of relatively peaceful seclusion during which Japanese people had not had cause to trouble themselves aboutforeign ways, the sudden irruption ofAmerican gunships into their world was massively disorientating and ...
Mark McLelland, 2012
6
The Ecology of Learning: "Sustainability, Lifelong Learning ...
On the other hand, a disturbing or disorientating experience may not be so easily assimilated. Some learning and conservation organizations intentionally offer a disorientating experience to their visitors, although this is by no means common.
John Blewitt, 2010
7
Adult Learning in the Social Context
6-9) when he suggests that the first stage of perspective transformation is a ' disorientating dilemma' which leads to self-examination. It is important to recognise that this disorientating dilemma can occur both in the mind, or in the self-concept, ...
Peter Jarvis, 2012
8
Critical Theories Of Mass Media: Then And Now: Then and Now
(Abt and Mustazza 1997: 49) Gamson's above interpretation of the disorientating effects of celebrity and Abt and Mustazza's assessment of Banality TV's ( celebrity's democratized form) effect upon US culture contrasts sharply with Benjamin's ...
Taylor, Paul, Harris, Jan, 2007
9
Test Pilot
It is an exercise or a flight regime where you need a fair amount of practice to stay familiar with it, but again that is one of the things we are looking at the aeroplane for: to see how disorientating it is. If it is too disorientating and confusing then ...
Brian Johnson, 2011
10
Ethnic Conflict and War Crimes in the Balkans: The ...
In accounting for the disorientating post-socialist change, Verdery suggests that people, 'whether consciously or not', become 'open to reconsidering (either on their own or with the help of political, cultural and religious elites) their social ...
Jelena Obradovic-Wochnik, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISORIENTATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disorientating is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pakistan minus that old eerie panic
Any subversion is disorientating certainly, but it also feels somehow treasonous. So when Pakistan were not panicking through the 96.1 overs ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
2
Ancient Ocean
The song is immersive; the bubbling of the water sluicing inches below disorientating snatches of bowed banjo and processed piano brings a ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
3
Jourdan Dunn: I used to model to buy things, now I do it for my son
Now, she's grateful to have made such close allies (like Cara) in the sometimes disorientating world of high fashion. Especially since, in her ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Budget 2015 reaction: any Budget cheered by Iain Duncan Smith …
Watching this charisma-free zone deliver the first Conservative budget in 18 years was a disorientating experience, as he seemingly tried to ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
5
German Section of Vatican Radio Receives 'Wild Verbal Slap'
German Catholic commentator Mathias von Gersdorff said the interview with Lintner twists the words of the Vatican, “deliberately disorientating ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
6
Ashes 2015: will it be the hope that kills England fans?
Disorientating, yes, and perhaps belated, but nonetheless, an achievement to be celebrated. All it took was a touring side as entertaining and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Cherish debate, we are better for these struggles
I know from my personal experience, that change can sometimes be scary and disorientating. I grew up in the ultra-Orthodox Satmar community ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
When life and death break into the game
If they often seem hollow or over-reaching, it is because the abrupt intersection of life and its sporting image is so disorientating. The difficulty of ... «Eureka Street, Jul 15»
9
7/7 Ten Years On: The Challenge Is To Not Let It Define Us
... quick succession, brought London to a shattering, disorientating halt. We were whispering made-up stories about the other commuters when ... «Grazia, Jul 15»
10
IMVU wants to show everyone how to do social VR right
... feel more natural. As comfortable as a keyboard and mouse can feel when using a desktop, doing the same in VR feels very disorientating. «Digital Trends, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Disorientating [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/disorientating>. Apr 2024 ».
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