disorient

The two men sat in the Oval Office and shook hands, a somewhat disorienting image given their history of volatile public feuds.

Speaking from his own experience, Lewandowski noted that “this can feel like a rejection which can be disorienting and alienating.”

In the immediate aftermath of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when everyone was disoriented and either fearing devastating new attacks or hysterically screaming for vengeance, he kept his head.

As Williams rams her finger against a console button to lower her window, any fear that her disoriented passengers are experiencing as the incident seemingly escalates quickly gives way to dumbfounded laughter.

In The New Yorker, Helen Rosner said that Blanca "is not for beginners," referencing the "flavors that are strong, unexpected and occasionally disorienting."