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Disorientate vs Disorientation - What's the difference?

disorientate | disorientation | Derived terms |

Disorientation is a derived term of disorientate.

Disorientate is a related term of disorientation.


As a verb disorientate

is .

As a noun disorientation is

the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings.

disorientate

English

Verb

(disorientat)
  • * 1941 , Frederic William Eggleston, Search for a Social Philosophy , p254
  • Ideas often disorientate a system which has been formed on a particular pattern and make it inapplicable; so ideas may lead to the readjustment of groups and sometimes of political boundaries.

    Derived terms

    * disorientation

    disorientation

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings
  • a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity
  • a delusion