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disorientation

n. uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˌsɔɹiənˈteɪʃən// UK //dɪsˌɔːɹiəntˈeɪʃən// dis·ori·en·ta·tion
Definition

n. a feeling of being lost or confused about where you are or what is happening. It often happens when you are in a new place or after you wake up.

n. a state of confusion or lack of awareness regarding one's position, direction, or surroundings. Often results from sensory deprivation, fatigue, or unfamiliar environments.


SIMPLE

The thick fog caused a sense of disorientation among the hikers.

CONTEXTUAL

After the long flight across several time zones, she felt a mild disorientation that lasted for several hours.

COMPLEX

The protagonist's gradual disorientation serves as a narrative device to mirror the reader's own confusion as the plot's logic begins to unravel.

Origin

From dis- + orientation or perhaps disorientate + -ation.

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