disorient

He uses overhead shots and camera angles and plays with focus to displace or disorient viewers.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2023

The story uses sporadic live-action scenes to unnerve and disorient players and make them question whether they can really trust what they’re seeing.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 25, 2023

Activists have been calling on buildings to turn off bright lights, which can disorient birds.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023

She said survey boats explore the ocean floor using focused pulses of low-frequency sound in the same frequency that whales hear and communicate, which could potentially harm or disorient the animals.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

Here on earth, orienting yourself depends on the feeling you get from the pull of gravity, plus your vision. just being blindfolded is enough to disorient some people.

From The Flying Saucers are Real by Donald E. (Donald Edward) Keyhoe

Some moments play out in too many close-ups, suffocating the scene; an occasional edit inadvertently disorients our sense of place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

No work of Lek’s, however, disorients quite like “Refuge,” a three-panel painting completed in 2023 that extends to a width of 12 feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

Light pollution disorients millions of migratory birds and is contributing to the population decline of pollinating insects.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023

But the more likely problem is that social media presents a feed or timeline of content that disorients its consumers and unmoors them from reality.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 10, 2020

The beauty disorients many of the players, because when the gong sounds, most of them seem like they’re trying to wake from a dream.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Prior to going missing Smyth had contacted rescuers from Tiganesti to say he was disoriented and physically exhausted.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Tolerant readers will delight in the digressive nature of this inventive book, though others may be disoriented by a story that drastically switches gears before concluding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Mary is disoriented and desperate, and the mere sight of her assures Sam that whatever favor Mary asks for, Sam can attach strings to.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

“I was disoriented at first. It’s hard to step out of that go-go mentality.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

I sleep the day away and wake disoriented, battling my way out of the long, embroidered curtains around my bed.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

The effect is disorienting at first, as perception precedes interpretation and sensation outruns speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

“When everyday tasks suddenly require help, or take three times as long because of language or unfamiliar systems, it can feel disorienting in a way that catches people off guard.”

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

Finding solutions to math problems at an accelerating pace this way is exciting, if a bit disorienting.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

Being displaced from your home is inconvenient and disorienting.

From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026

As if she were coming awake after a disorienting dream, awareness flooded into her.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo