01 v. t. To turn away from the east; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings.
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To turn away from the east; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings.[R.]
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to cause (a person) to lose one's sense of direction; to cause to lose one's bearings or way; as, the tourist was disoriented by the winding and narrow streets.
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to cause one to lose one's sense of time or place, or of one's own personal identity.(Psychiatry)
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to confuse (a person) by changing or removing something which has served as a standard or guide to action; as, workers were rendered unemployed and disoriented by the rapid changes in the markets.