disorientate
Make someone lost
Disorientate means to cause confusion about direction, position, or purpose—a variant of disorient more common in British English.
The sudden darkness can disorientate even experienced hikers.
Jet lag disorientates travelers.
The maze was designed to disorientate visitors.
Americans generally prefer disorient; both forms are standard.
Cause utter confusion
- perplexCause utter confusion
- baffleConfuse or perplex
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- mystifyConfuse beyond understanding
confound · flummox · discombobulate · befuddle · muddle · nonplus · stupefy · obfuscate
Sensation of spinning
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
reeling · swaying · whirling · imbalance · wobble · stagger · teetering · nausea
Floating without control
- astrayOff the right path
- displacedShifted from proper location
- unfamiliarNot previously known
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
stranded · clueless · misplaced · directionless · aimless · wandering · marooned · turned around
Mild persistent worry
- disquietMental unrest or agitation
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- perturbationState of being unsettled
apprehension · nervousness · agitation · disturbance · jitters · edginess · restlessness · alarm
bewilder
Cause utter confusion
mystify · confound · flummox · discombobulate · befuddle · muddle · nonplus · stupefy · obfuscate · fuddle
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
unsteady · reeling · swaying · whirling · imbalance · wobble · stagger · teetering · nausea · queasy
adrift
Floating without control
- astrayOff the right path
- displacedShifted from proper location
- unfamiliarNot previously known
bewildered · stranded · clueless · misplaced · directionless · aimless · wandering · marooned · turned around · off-course
unease
Mild persistent worry
- disquietMental unrest or agitation
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
perturbation · apprehension · nervousness · agitation · disturbance · jitters · edginess · restlessness · alarm · unsettled
- spatial disorientationLoss of positional awareness
disorientation, disorientated, disorientates, disorientating, disorientations