- present participle of disorient.
disorienting
Example Sentences
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But the overall effect can be disjointed and disorienting.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
It’s also important to remember that grief is disorienting.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
For several minutes afterward, the images are so disorienting that we can’t even make out where anyone in the car is sitting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
It was disorienting to go from a crowded prison cell to watching Fourth of July fireworks with my family over In-N-Out burgers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
I jump toward the fence as well, trying to clear it in one bound—but only succeed in flying into it with a painful, disorienting WHAM!
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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