misorientation

noun

mis·​ori·​en·​ta·​tion ˌmis-ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌen-

plural misorientations

: the state or an instance of being improperly or incorrectly oriented

misorientation of migrating birds

… the nature of life and the absence of delusion or misorientation.

—Peter Harvey

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above