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Disoriented vs Bewildered - What's the difference?

disoriented | bewildered |

As verbs the difference between disoriented and bewildered

is that disoriented is past tense of disorient while bewildered is past tense of bewilder.

As adjectives the difference between disoriented and bewildered

is that disoriented is having lost one's direction; confused while bewildered is baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, or uncertain.

disoriented

English

Verb

(head)
  • (disorient)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having lost one's direction; confused.

    • See also

    * disorientate * nonoriented * unoriented

    bewildered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, or uncertain.
    • He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face.

    Derived terms

    * bewilderedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bewilder)