disorient
Make someone lost
To disorient is to cause someone to lose their sense of direction or position—literally or figuratively.
A blow to the head disorients.
So does waking in an unfamiliar room, or receiving shocking news.
The disoriented person doesn't know where they are, what's happening, or how to proceed.
The fog disoriented the hikers.
I was completely disoriented after the time change.
Cause mental disorientation
- perplexCause utter confusion
- baffleConfuse or perplex
- flummoxTo thoroughly confuse
- befuddleTo thoroughly confuse
discombobulate · puzzle · confound · muddle · mystify · nonplus · addle · fuddle
Unable to navigate
- adriftFloating without control
- astrayOff the right path
- displaceRemove from proper position
- misplaceLose track of temporarily
wayward · labyrinth · maze · vertigo · spin · whirl · compass · landmark
Cause unease or anxiety
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
- unnerveDisturb someone's composure
- disturbInterrupt or trouble
- shakeTrembling or blended treat
upend · unhinge · unbalance · disrupt · dislodge · uproot · alienate · estrange
confuse
Cause mental disorientation
befuddle · discombobulate · puzzle · confound · muddle · mystify · nonplus · addle · fuddle · daze
lost
Unable to navigate
misplace · wayward · labyrinth · maze · vertigo · spin · whirl · compass · landmark · navigation
unsettle
Cause unease or anxiety
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
- unnerveDisturb someone's composure
- disturbInterrupt or trouble
shake · upend · unhinge · unbalance · disrupt · dislodge · uproot · alienate · estrange · dissociate
dizziness
Unsteady, spinning sensation
nausea · lightheaded · wooziness · unsteady · imbalance · tilt · sway · reel · stagger · giddiness
mislead
Cause false belief
trick · feint · decoy · distract · divert · confound · obfuscate · smokescreen · throw-off
- mind gamesmind game, head game, head games, mind games, intimidation
- disruptdisrupt, disturb, upset, disorder, disorganize
- stunstun, daze, shock, stupefy, stagger
- spatial disorientationLoss of positional awareness
disoriented, disorientation, disorienting, disorients, disorientate, disorientated, disorientates, disorientating, disorientations