disorientation
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Both actors gently expose their characters’ dislocation and disorientation as they grapple with the void in their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
When Padilla lived in L.A., she adored her Los Feliz neighborhood, so on this late April afternoon she confesses to some disorientation at doing press on the Westside.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
In June, staff at Barnsley Hospital struggled to diagnose her symptoms - hallucinations, disorientation and high anxiety - and referred her to the mental health team.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Dementia tends to be thought of mostly as a memory-loss disease, but there are many other aspects, including disorientation, difficulty balancing, poor coordination, trouble multitasking, confusion, wandering, apathy, irritability, impulsivity, poor judgment, and social inappropriateness.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2026
But I had seen nothing at all, felt nothing but sickness and disorientation.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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