Download the app
educalingo
Search
I believed or thought I was disoriented and the victim of a bizarre dream and I believe I paced in and out of the room and possibly into one of the other rooms. I may have re-examined her, finally believing that this was true.
Sam Sheppard

Meaning of "disoriented" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF DISORIENTED

disoriented  [dɪsˈɔːrɪentɪd] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISORIENTED

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

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISORIENTED


discontented
ˌdɪskənˈtentɪd
granted
ˈɡrɑːntɪd
mounted
ˈmaʊntɪd
object-oriented
ˌɒbdʒɪktˈɔːrɪentɪd
painted
ˈpeɪntɪd
pigmented
pɪɡˈmentɪd
printed
ˈprɪntɪd
regimented
ˈredʒɪmentɪd
sweet-scented
ˈswiːtˌsentɪd
talented
ˈtæləntɪd
tented
ˈtentɪd
tormented
tɔːˈmentɪd
unaugmented
ˌʌnɔːɡˈmentɪd
undented
ʌnˈdentɪd
underrepresented
ˌʌndəˌreprɪˈzentɪd
unfrequented
ˌʌnfrɪˈkwentɪd
unrented
ʌnˈrentɪd
unrepented
ˌʌnrɪˈpentɪd
unsegmented
ˌʌnseɡˈmentɪd
wanted
ˈwɒntɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISORIENTED

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISORIENTED

accented
augmented
contented
demented
dented
fragmented
hyperpigmented
lamented
multitalented
overrepresented
patented
scented
take for granted
unaccented
undocumented
unprecedented
unscented
untalented
unvented
well-documented
well-represented

Synonyms and antonyms of disoriented in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISORIENTED»

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

Translation of «disoriented» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF DISORIENTED

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

Translator English - Chinese

迷失方向
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desorientado
570 millions of speakers

English

disoriented
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

disoriented
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشوشا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дезориентированы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desorientado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিচলিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désorienté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bercelaru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

desorientiert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頭が混乱している
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방향 감각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disoriented
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mất phương hướng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலைதவறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भटक्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şaşırmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disorientato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdezorientowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дезорієнтовані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezorientat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποπροσανατολισμένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

war
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

desorienterade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desorientert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disoriented

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISORIENTED»

The term «disoriented» is regularly used and occupies the 61.666 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
71
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «disoriented» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of disoriented
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «disoriented».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISORIENTED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disoriented» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disoriented» 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 disoriented

EXAMPLES

7 QUOTES WITH «DISORIENTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disoriented.
1
Billy Collins
Poetry is my cheap means of transportation. By the end of the poem the reader should be in a different place from where he started. I would like him to be slightly disoriented at the end, like I drove him outside of town at night and dropped him off in a cornfield.
2
Emily Meade
I get a little nauseous and disoriented watching 3D, but as a kid I loved it and I was really into it, so if a movie can be in 3D, then why not?
3
Dan Phillips
The first cause of waste is probably even buried in our DNA. Human beings have a need for maintaining consistency of the apperceptive mass. What does that mean? What it means is, for every perception we have, it needs to tally with the one like it before, or we don't have continuity, and we become a little bit disoriented.
4
Ashley Scott
We had our first earthquake over here recently. That was a bizarre feeling. I just became disoriented and I remember my dad freaking out. Nothing broke or anything.
5
Sam Sheppard
I believed or thought I was disoriented and the victim of a bizarre dream and I believe I paced in and out of the room and possibly into one of the other rooms. I may have re-examined her, finally believing that this was true.
6
April Winchell
Usually, jet lag is not this big of an issue for me. I'm not sure why I'm so disoriented this time. It could be due to the amount of chocolate and french fries I've eaten in the last two and a half weeks.
7
Dick York
Fortunately, I was supposed to look confused and disoriented because, God, I felt that way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISORIENTED»

Discover the use of disoriented in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disoriented and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Disoriented: Asian Americans, Law, and the Nation-State
Where formal grace might seem impossible, Anderson sings. And this is why the book —with all its darkness and danger—is, in the end, an affirmative one.
Robert S. Chang, Ian Shapiro, 2000
2
The Disoriented State: Shifts In Governmentality, ...
This is followed by a series of in-depth case studies which manifest the variety as well the various forms of co-constitution between state governmentality, new modes of governance and policy-making, focusing on migration, spatial economic ...
Bas Arts, Arnoud Lagendijk, Henk van Houtum, 2009
3
Disoriented
Based on a true story, this is a compelling tale of adventure, and of overcoming enormous odds.
Delia Low, 2006
4
Disoriented Express
Joe Talbot and Wishbone spark an adventure when, acting as sleuths to solve a fake murder, they discover a real crime.
Brad Strickland, Thomas E. Fuller, Rick Duffield, 1999
5
Nancy Drew #10: The Disoriented Express
Nancy Drew must protect an unstable super fuel-efficient engine, a creation that could possibly end the world's energy crisis, but along the train journey she and her friend George realize that their adversaries will destroy the train if ...
Stefan Petrucha, Sarah Kinney, 2007
6
Disoriented: A Novel
A Novel Michael Ritchey. disassociated, they're attracted like a magnet to the only stable thing around them ..." "The sun!" Ryan exclaimed. "They follow the sun's light. But my calculations indicate that they don't leave the atmosphere." " That's ...
Michael Ritchey, 1999
7
Medical-legal and Forensic Aspects of Communication ...
primarily be disoriented to person and place or only to situation. These patients are said to be disoriented times two or times one, respectively. As noted above, the four aspects of reality to which a person can be disoriented are time, place, ...
Dennis C. Tanner, 2007
8
Transactions of the Clinical Society of the University of ...
Restless, disoriented for time and place, sions. Hallucinations of simple nature. Delu- Veronal. Hyoscine. XVI. 0386 XVII. 0480 73 M. 52 M. 2nd Unruly and actively delirious. Childish and day. mentally unbalanced before operation. Ideas of ...
9
Transactions
Restless, disoriented for time and place, slons. Hallucinations of simple nature. Delu Veronal. Hyoscine. XVI. 9386 XVII. 0480 2nd Unruly and actively delirious. Childish and day. mentally unbalanced before operation. Ideas of persecution and ...
10
Transactions of the Clinical Society of the University of ...
Restless, disoriented for time and place. Delusions. Hallucinations of simple nature. Veronal. Hyoscine. XVI. 0386 73 M. 2nd Unruly and actively delirious. Childish and day. mentally unhalanced hefore operation. Ideas of persecution and ...
University of Michigan. Clinical Society, 1917

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISORIENTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disoriented is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Ashes 2015 day one report: England have Joe Root to thank …
Albeit briefly, Bell had embarked on the responsibility of going after Lyon – only he was disoriented by Lyon bowling round the wicket – before ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
James Naughtie's exit as a presenter leaves Radio 4's Today a …
... and last year's political-cum-espionage thriller Madness of July (“Leaves the reader disoriented and decidedly unthrilled,” said the Guardian) ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Radio station sponsors free swimming lessons for kids, parents
"I jumped off the diving board and came out disoriented," said Jeffries. "It just so happened a gentleman-- I'm not even sure what his name is, ... «WMC Action News 5, Jul 15»
4
Day And Night: How The Human Body Runs Over A 24-Hour Period
When we finally do get up, we become groggy and disoriented due to sleep inertia that lasts 10 minutes, but can linger on for hours. Meanwhile ... «Medical Daily, Jul 15»
5
Gun in San Francisco killing stolen from federal agent's vehicle …
... and Spanish during the KGO interview. He appeared disoriented and gave contradictory answers about what had happened and how he felt. «CNN, Jul 15»
6
The gaffe from Nicola Sturgeon that everyone missed
... about stranded cetaceans, Hoare reminded us, as those will know who witnessed the whale who floated up the Thames in 2006, disoriented, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
One spooky mystery: the dead rise again in Glitch
... perplexing scene when he is called to the Yoorana cemetery in the middle of the night to discover five naked and disoriented people covered ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
8
During hurricane season, keeping pets safe requires planning
Pets can become disoriented and wander away from home during a crisis. Keep a pet emergency supply kit, including the following: three- or ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
9
Brain-Eating Amoeba: Officials Looking Into Whether It Infected …
... being incoherent or disoriented. Additionally the infection can be extremely hard to treat necessitating the use of intravenous antibiotics in the ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
10
Missing Rockdale County man found in Athens
... Rockdale County Sheriff's Office said Pearson was found Wednesday in Athens. He was "slightly disoriented," but in good physical condition. «WXIA-TV, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Disoriented [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/disoriented>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z