A word describing one who has lost his/her bearings or direction.
Disorientated is the British English form of the American word Disoriented, and is not incorrect or 'ignorant' by any means or measure.
Disorientated is the British English form of the American word Disoriented, and is not incorrect or 'ignorant' by any means or measure.
I had far too much to drink last night, which left me wholly disorientated, causing me to get on the wrong bus and end up 40 miles from my house.
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Get the disorientated mug.Disorientated is the British spelling/pronunciation (originally from a French word) of the US slurred and lazy variant disoriented. Meaning: Confused. To lose one's sense of direction.
It appears in all English dictionaries (as opposed to US-English) and the word has been in use since (at least) circa 1704.
It appears in all English dictionaries (as opposed to US-English) and the word has been in use since (at least) circa 1704.
Whilst walking around the numerous corridors of his new college, George became disorientated and couldn't find his way back out.
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Disorientated is one of the most common misspellings of disoriented. And it sounds really nasty and uneducated.
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"I met a family recently who had been caught in a huge avalanche and when it stopped they were completely disorientated and had no idea which way was up and which way was down."
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Get the disorientated mug.A state in which an individual has no bearing of time whatsoever. Can be caused by long periods of drinking, heavy drinking, concussions, coma, deep sleeps, or just general obliviousness.
After that 12th tequila shot I came to at my buddy's house in a state of complete temporal disorientation.
I jacked Mike in the head so hard he didn't know what day it was (temporal disorientation).
I jacked Mike in the head so hard he didn't know what day it was (temporal disorientation).
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I was boffing my secretary so hard that I became temporally disoriented and missed my 3 o'clock.
Me and Rob got spliffed and, in a classic example of temporal disorientation, forgot to meet up w/ my hook up for another bag.
Me and Rob got spliffed and, in a classic example of temporal disorientation, forgot to meet up w/ my hook up for another bag.
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