disorientation
/dɪsˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪsˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn/ (ame, ipa)
disorientation — 名詞
1. a state in which you do not know where you are, which way to go, or what is happ
迷失方向
不知身在何處或如何前進的困惑狀態
a state in which you do not know where you are, which way to go, or what is happening around you — often caused by a sudden change of environment, a head injury, a drug effect, or a medical condition such as dementia.
Mei felt a wave of disorientation when she stepped off the plane in a city where she knew no one.
Mei 在一個完全不認識的城市走下飛機時，感到一陣迷失方向。
uncountable noun: 'a wave of disorientation'
After the earthquake, the survivor's disorientation made it hard for her to find the emergency exit.
地震過後，生還者因迷失方向而難以找到緊急出口。
The dim lighting and identical corridors caused a strong sense of disorientation among the museum visitors.
昏暗的燈光和一模一樣的走廊讓博物館參觀者產生強烈的迷失感。
Doctors checked the patient for signs of disorientation after he hit his head during the soccer match.
患者在足球比賽中撞到頭部後，醫生檢查他是否有迷失方向的跡象。
A sudden loss of natural light can cause severe disorientation for hikers walking through a thick forest at dusk.
日落時分，森林中突然失去自然光線可能導致健行者嚴重迷失方向。
- confusion
broader term; disorientation is a specific type of confusion tied to location, direction, or time
- bewilderment
emphasises emotional shock at not understanding what is happening; less spatial than disorientation
- dizziness
a physical spinning sensation that can accompany disorientation but is not the same thing
- orientation
the opposite state — knowing where you are and what is around you
- awareness
being conscious of one's surroundings, which disorientation removes
用法筆記
Frequently used after prepositions such as 'a feeling of', 'a sense of', 'signs of'. Common in medical, travel, and emergency-response contexts.