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disorientate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
dis-ori-en-tate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of disorient.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dis- + orientate. Not a back-formation from disorientation, which is attested much later and is perhaps from disorientate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

disorientates (present, singular) disorientating (participle, present) disorientated (participle, past) disorientated (past)

Derived Forms

disorientation

Synonyms

disorient

Questions

What does disorientate mean?
Alternative form of disorient.
Where does disorientate come from?
From dis- + orientate. Not a back-formation from disorientation, which is attested much later and is perhaps from disorientate.

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