disoriented

/dɪˈsɔː.ri.ən.tɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈsːɔr.i.ən.t̬ɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-ē-ˌen-təd/ (ame, mw)

disoriented — adjective

  • disorientedpositive
  • more disorientedcomparative
  • most disorientedsuperlative

1. feeling confused because you cannot understand where you are, which direction to

1.形容詞B2
釋義

feeling confused because you cannot understand where you are, which direction to go in, or what is happening around you

例句

After walking in the dark forest for three hours, the hiker felt completely disoriented.

completely disoriented — common intensifier collocation

The patient woke up from the surgery feeling disoriented and unsure of where she was.

feel disoriented + unsure of [wh-] pattern

同義詞
  • confused

    more general mental uncertainty; does not imply loss of direction or physical bearings

  • bewildered

    stronger sense of total confusion, often from a surprising or complicated situation

  • lost

    emphasises lack of knowledge about one's location; can be both literal and figurative

  • dazed

    suggests a temporary state caused by a physical shock or blow

反義詞
  • oriented

    knowing where you are and what is happening around you

  • clearheaded

    able to think calmly and clearly

文法句型

feel disoriented

look disoriented

become/get disoriented

leave + object + disoriented

用法筆記

Commonly used after link verbs such as 'feel', 'look', and 'become', or in the pattern '[cause] left [someone] disoriented'. Attributive use before a noun is also possible but less frequent (e.g. 'a disoriented passenger was helped by airport staff').

常見錯誤

❌The winding streets were very disoriented.
✅The winding streets made me feel very disoriented.
💡'Disoriented' describes a person's feeling, not the place or thing causing it.
❌I felt disoriented by the algebra exam.
✅I felt confused by the algebra exam.
💡'Disoriented' is best used when the confusion involves not knowing where you are or what is happening around you, not simply not understanding an abstract idea.