disoriented

disoriented
disoriented disoriented adj. 1. having lost one's bearings physically or mentally. I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway;the anesthetic left her completely disoriented

Syn: confused, lost. [WordNet 1.5]

2. socially disoriented; withdrawn from social interactions.

Syn: alienated, anomic. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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