Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disorienting

/dɪsˈɔɹiˌɛntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: dis-ori-ent-ing
IPA: /dɪsˈɔɹiˌɛntɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That causes disorientation; confusing.

verb

present participle and gerund of disorient

Example Sentences

"But as you begin to take all the different perspectives into account, it gets very dizzifying, very aperspectival, very disorienting."
"There are few experiences more disorienting than hearing the words, “You have cancer.”"
"Disorienting dilemmas can be small, like having to find your way around a strange city when your GPS isn't working, or they can be large, such as facing life-changing events like the loss of a job or a serious health or relationship problem."

Inflected Forms

more disorienting (comparative) most disorienting (superlative)

Derived Forms

disorientingly

Questions

How do you pronounce disorienting?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈɔɹiˌɛntɪŋ/.
What does disorienting mean?: That causes disorientation; confusing.

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