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Noun: disorientation  `dis`o-ree-un'tey-shun
  1. A wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)
    - freak out
     
  2. Confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction
    "his disorientation was the result of inattention"

Derived forms: disorientations

See also: disorient

Type of: confusedness, confusion, delusion, disarray, hallucination, mental confusion, muddiness

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