DISORIENTATION Synonyms

• confusion resulting from failure to understand

• (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

• a state of extreme confusion and disorder

• the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

• (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

• disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

• a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

• a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

• an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended

• a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

• the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

• confusion characterized by lack of clarity

• to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

• overcome as with astonishment or disbelief

• a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

• untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

• bring disorder to

• a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

• an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

• the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

• a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

• a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

• a condition in which things are not in their expected places

• a disturbance of the peace or of public order

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• bring disorder to

• droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

• an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

• confusion characterized by lack of clarity

• make less visible or unclear

• atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

• confusion characterized by lack of clarity

• become hazy, dull, or cloudy

• harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

• a confused multitude of things

• small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie

• a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

• be all mixed up or jumbled together

• assemble without order or sense

• bring into random order

• complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

• something jumbled or confused

• a confused multitude of things

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• make into a puddle

• mix up or confuse

• trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

• a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

• a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep

• A genre of electronic dance music with a fast tempo, repetitive phrasing, and often a hypnotic effect.

• attract; cause to be enamored

• a state of commotion and noise and confusion

• violent agitation

• the act of making a noisy disturbance

• unstable flow of a liquid or gas

• instability in the atmosphere

• a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

• being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

• the state of being unsure of something

• unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning

• indistinctness of shape or character