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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesorientar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-so-ryen-tar
"El laberinto logró desorientar por completo a los turistas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause someone to lose their sense of direction or orientation.
"The thick fog and darkness threatened to disorient the hikers in the mountain pass." - 2
To make someone confused or bewildered regarding their surroundings, situation, or identity.
"The sudden transition from the quiet countryside to the bustling metropolis deeply disoriented her."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word désorienter, formed from the prefix dés- (meaning 'opposite of' or 'away from') combined with orient (referring to the East or the determination of one's bearings). It entered the English language in the early 19th century, shifting from its original literal sense of losing the direction of the East to a broader psychological and physical state of confusion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disorient" is said worldwide
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désorienter
Transliteration: dey-zo-ryahn-tey
"Le bruit soudain a failli désorienter les passants."
desorientieren
Transliteration: des-o-ri-en-tiː-ʁən
"Die Dunkelheit kann selbst erfahrene Wanderer desorientieren."
disorientare
Transliteration: di-zo-ri-en-ta-re
"Le nuove regole rischiano di disorientare i clienti."
desorientar
Transliteration: de-so-ryen-tar
"El laberinto logró desorientar por completo a los turistas."
desorientar
Transliteration: de-zo-ri-en-tar
"A falta de sinalização pode desorientar o motorista."
दिग्भ्रमित करना
Transliteration: digbhramit karna
"अंधेरे ने यात्रियों को दिग्भ्रमित कर दिया।"
使迷失方向
Transliteration: shǐ míshī fāngxiàng
"浓雾使飞行员完全迷失了方向。"
혼란시키다
Transliteration: honransikida
"갑작스러운 변화가 그녀를 혼란스럽게 만들었다."
方向を見失わせる
Transliteration: hōkō o miushinawaseru
"急な暗闇が登山者の方向を見失わせた。"
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