You don't want to disorient the user.
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Disorient
//dɪsˈɔːɹi.ənt//
Synonyms for "disorient" (44 found)
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Closest matches (9)
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Related words (22)
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8 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
8 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- обърквам verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- разориентирам verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Finnish
2 entries- eksyttää verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- harhauttaa verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
French
1 entries- désorienter verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
German
2 entries- desorientieren verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- verwirren verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Hungarian
4 entries- dezorientál verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- eltérít verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- félrevezet verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- összezavar verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Icelandic
4 entries- gera ringlaðan verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- gera áttavilltan verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- láta tapa áttum verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- rugla verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Ingrian
1 entries- öksyttää verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Italian
1 entries- disorientare verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- desorientere verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- desorientere verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Polish
2 entries- dezorientować verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- zdezorientować verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Russian
1 entries- дезориенти́ровать verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- dezorijentírati verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Spanish
2 entries- desorientar verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
- perder el norte verb (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Narcissists use manipulation tactics like emotional manipulation and mind games to confuse and disorient others.
Source: tatoeba (11767009)
Fog can form quickly and catch boaters off guard. Visibility can be reduced to a few feet, which can disorient even the most experienced boaters.
Source: tatoeba (12125903)
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