disorient

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To add a touch of mystery, contestants will travel and sleep on a coach with blacked-out windows to disorient them.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

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

“The Willows” instead aims to disorient the audience, through improvisation and light games, until the mystery centers on us.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

“Bright lights can disorient birds that migrate at night, which this species does,” the society tweeted.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

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 Keyhoe, Donald E. (Donald Edward)