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Definition: Disoriented |
DisorientedAdjective1. Having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented". 2. Socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: DisorientedSynonyms: alienated (adj), anomic (adj), confused (adj), lost (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Disoriented |
| English words defined with "disoriented": alienated, anomic ♦ confused ♦ disorient, disorientate ♦ lost ♦ spaced-out. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "disoriented": KEYMODULE-ASSEMBLY-MACHINE TENDER. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Disoriented (1992) | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | PCP users may become severely disoriented, violent, or suicidal. (references) | |
AD patients eventually lose this type of memory completely and this is a likely reason why they easily become disoriented. (references) | ||
The symptoms of insulin reaction vary from sweating, shakiness, or dizziness to feeling faint, disoriented, or a tingling sensation. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Iran | The group further noted that prisoner Reza Raiss-Toussi appeared physically ill and disoriented at his court hearing in March. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Disoriented" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 88.64% of the time. "Disoriented" is used about 44 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 88.64% | 39 | 55,036 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 4.55% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 4.55% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.27% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 44 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
disoriented | 4 |
disoriented dog | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "disoriented"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | aaringen fremkommer ved,at de store korn indeholder mindre omraader,hvis krystalgitre afviger nogle faa grader indbyrdes i orientering (disoriented by a few degrees in relation to each other, the veining occurs because the large crystal grains contain small domains). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | de adering(nerfvorming)ontstaat doordat de grote kristallen kleine gebieden bevatten waarvan de kristalroosters enkele graden ten opzichte van elkaar zijn verdraaid (disoriented by a few degrees in relation to each other, the veining occurs because the large crystal grains contain small domains). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | instable. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | labil (delicate, frail, labile, poor, unstable, weak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | οι νευρώσεις δημιουργούνται από το γεγονός οτι οι χονδρόκοκκοι κρύσταλλοι περιέχουν μικρές περιοχές κρυσταλλιτών,τα κρυσταλλικά δίκτυα τ (disoriented by a few degrees in relation to each other). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szellemileg zavart. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | bingung (confused, distrait, mixed up, panicky, perplexed, perturbed, puzzled, rattled, wool-gathering). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | labile (fleeting, labile, unstable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | isorientedday a origem da estrutura vermicular deve atribuir-se ao facto de os cristais grandes apresentarem zonas onde as redes cristalinas têm diferenças de orientação de alguns graus umas em relação s outras (disoriented by a few degrees in relation to each other, the veining occurs because the large crystal grains contain small domains). (various references) дезориентировать дезориентированный. (various references) yolunu kaybetmiş (stray, strayed), yönünü şaşırmış, şaşırmış (all at sea, all out, amazed, at a loss, baffled, bewildered, blank, confounded, confused, distracted, lost, perplexed, punch-drunk, puzzled, surprised, taken aback, twisted, wondering), aklı karışmış (all abroad). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "disoriented" (pronounced di'sô"rēe'ntud) |
| 8 | -ô" r ē e' n t u d | oriented. |
| 5 | -e' n t u d | complemented, complimented, documented, implemented, ornamented, regimented, segmented, supplemented, tormented, unprecedented. |
| 4 | -n t u d | accented, accounted, acquainted, affronted, amounted, anted, appointed, augmented, blunted, cemented, chanted, circumvented, commented, confronted, consented, contented, counted, daunted, demented, dented, disappointed, discontented, discounted, disenchanted, disjointed, dissented, enchanted, experimented, fainted, fermented, fingerprinted, flaunted, fomented, fragmented, frequented, fronted, granted, grunted, hinted, hunted, implanted, imprinted, invented, jointed, lamented, minted, misrepresented, mounted, overrepresented, painted, panted, patented, pinpointed, planted, pointed, presented, prevented, printed, ranted, reappointed, recanted, recounted, reinvented, relented, rented, repainted, repented, replanted, represented, reprinted, resented, sainted, scented, shunted, slanted, sprinted, stunted, supplanted, surmounted, tainted, talented, taunted, tinted, transplanted, unaccounted, uncounted, undaunted, undercounted, underrepresented, undocumented, unpainted, unrepresented, untainted, unwanted, unwarranted, vaunted, vented, wanted, warranted. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accredited, accumulated, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, completed, complicated, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disassociated, disconnected, discredited, discriminated, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, dislocated, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fretted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, grated, gravitated, greeted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implicated, imported, impregnated, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, originated, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pirated, pitted, pivoted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, repeated, replicated, reported, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supported, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, targeted, tasted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, undated, undefeated, underestimated, underrated, underreported, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untested, untreated, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, venerated, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-d-e-e-i-i-n-o-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: reeditions. | |
-2 letters: dendrites, desertion, disorient, reedition, retinoids. | |
-3 letters: dendrite, derision, destined, diorites, disinter, editions, endorsed, inditers, indorsed, indorsee, inedited, inserted, ironside, nerdiest, niteries, nitrided, nitrides, oddities, oneriest, oriented, resident, resinoid, retinoid, sedition, serotine, siderite, sintered, stridden, trendies. | |
-4 letters: deities, deniers, denoted, denotes, dentoid, derides, desired, destine, diester, dieters, dineros, dinitro, diorite, dirtied, dirties, distend. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-d-e-e-i-i-n-o-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: desideration, rodenticides. | |
+2 letters: desiderations, disorientated, rededications. | |
+3 letters: endocarditises. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 73 6F 72 69 65 6E 74 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .. ... --- .-. .. . -. - . -.. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01110011 01101111 01110010 01101001 01100101 01101110 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i s o r i e n t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0073 006F 0072 0069 0065 006E 0074 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3875858184757180867170 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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