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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disorient

/dɪsˈɔːɹi.ənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
dis-ori-ent
IPA
/dɪsˈɔːɹi.ənt/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to lose orientation or direction.

verb

To confuse or befuddle.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- French dés- Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin orientembor. French orient Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French orienter French désorienterbor. English disorient Borrowed from French désorienter.

Inflected Forms

disorients (present, singular) disorienting (participle, present) disoriented (participle, past) disoriented (past) disorientate (alternative, proscribed)

Derived Forms

disorienter

Synonyms

disorientate

Rhymes With

orient

Questions

How do you pronounce disorient?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈɔːɹi.ənt/.
What does disorient mean?
To cause to lose orientation or direction.
Where does disorient come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- French dés- Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin orientembor. French orient Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French orienter French désorienterbor. English disorient Borrowed from French désorienter.

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