disorientation

Etymology

dis- + orientation

noun

  1. the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings.
  2. a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity.
    For the first time since arriving in Nigeria, she felt a gaping disorientation; for a split second she couldnʼt even remember where she was. 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 50
  3. a delusion.

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