- present participle of disorient.
disorienting
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Ross's murder and the disorienting mission ultimately confused everyone, with the round table being the most random of the series so far.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“A Ghost in Your Ear” offers a less ambitious but viscerally engaging illustration of how the ear, and the mind, can play disorienting and devastating tricks on you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
But the overall effect can be disjointed and disorienting.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
I was pretty grounded, and it was still very disorienting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
It was still too dangerous and disorienting to try to make their way out.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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