- present participle of disorient.
disorienting
Example Sentences
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The day after an election can sometimes feel a little disorienting.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Being displaced from your home is inconvenient and disorienting.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Her 2024 follow-up, “Real Americans,” sparked a 17-way bidding war for what this paper called “a disorienting, masterful, shape-shifting novel about multiracial identity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
It’s a disorienting sight for newcomers who have just passed gas pumps and rows of soda and Slim Jims and tugged on various cooler doors in search of the secret handle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Though the darkness had swallowed her whole, her burnished image was still imprinted on his retinas; it obscured his vision, brightening when he lowered his eyelids, disorienting him.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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