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
The story uses sporadic live-action scenes to unnerve and disorient players and make them question whether they can really trust what they’re seeing.
From Washington Times • Nov. 25, 2023
Electric lights can disorient them, causing turtles to head the wrong way on the beach instead of following light from the moon and stars.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023
“The Willows” instead aims to disorient the audience, through improvisation and light games, until the mystery centers on us.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022
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.
