disorient
Example Sentences
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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
Participants in full kit first workout on treadmill climbers and other gym machines, then crawl through the maze as strobe lights, smoke and loud noises are added to disorient them.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
He uses overhead shots and camera angles and plays with focus to displace or disorient viewers.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2023
After a series of early missteps, Russia reportedly moved some electronic-warfare systems to the front lines in Ukraine, aiming to disorient and disable Ukrainian drones before they could reach their targets.
From Washington Times • May 20, 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 Keyhoe, Donald E. (Donald Edward)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
