disorientation

disorientation
n.
the state produced by loss of awareness of space, time, or personality. It can be the result of drugs, mental illness, or organic disease and is one of the symptoms tested for in the mental state examination of a patient.

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  • disorientation — 1860; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + ORIENTATION (Cf. orientation) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • disorientation — noun see disorientate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • disorientation — dis·o·ri·en·ta·tion (dĭs ôr ē ĕn tāʹshən) n. 1. Loss of one s sense of direction, position, or relationship with one s surroundings. 2. Mental confusion or impaired awareness, especially regarding place, time, or personal identity. * * * …   Universalium

  • disorientation — noun /dɪs.ˌɔ.ɹi.ɪn.ˈtei.ʃn̩/ a) the loss of ones sense of direction, or of ones position in relationship with the surroundings b) a state of confusion with regard to time, place or …   Wiktionary

  • disorientation — Loss of the sense of familiarity with one s surroundings (time, place, and person); loss of one s bearings. * * * dis·ori·en·ta·tion (.)dis .ōr ē ən tā shən, .ȯr , .en n a usu. transient state of confusion esp. as to time, place, or identity… …   Medical dictionary

  • disorientation — Synonyms and related words: aberration, abnormality, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, agnosia, alienation, alignment, bearings, befuddlement, bewilderment, block, blocking, bother, botheration, brain damage, brainsickness, chaos, cloud,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • disorientation — n. lack of orientation, confusion, loss of bearings …   English contemporary dictionary

  • disorientation — dis·orientation …   English syllables

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