Synonyms of disorient

disorient

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-ē-ˌent 

as in to confuse

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confuse
• bewilder
• perplex
• baffle
• puzzle
• befuddle
• mystify
• stun
• embarrass
• discombobulate
• confound
• bemuse
• flummox
• disturb
• bamboozle
• vex
• addle
• rattle
• bother
• maze
• muddle
• fluster
• pose
• unsettle
• befog
• fuddle
• gravel
• upset
• muddy
• fox
• beat
• buffalo
• get
• disconcert
• discomfit
• deceive
• agitate
• blow one's mind
• perturb
• distress
• mortify
• stick
• unhinge
• mislead
• faze
• delude
• go to one's head
• discomfort
• misguide
• beguile
• nonplus
• abash
• stump
• disquiet
• discompose
• hoodwink
• discountenance
• trick
• dismay
• fool
• weird out
• dupe
• chagrin
• cozen
• humbug
• hoax
• snow
• gull
• string along
• take in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assure
• satisfy
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten

Examples of disorient in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because, just as recently as last week, J.D. Vance said he's disoriented and disturbed that the head of the most powerful teachers union in the country doesn't have a single child. —CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024

Hikers can also get disoriented when traveling the Barker Dam loop because the main attraction is often bone dry. —Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024

Caught short by the disorienting speed with which Vice President Kamala Harris has become the presumptive 2024 Democratic nominee for president, Trump has struggled to come up with attack lines against her. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 July 2024

Overheating has been blamed for the fatal collapse of a Death Valley tourist who tried to drive away from a trailhead while disoriented. —Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024