disorientation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)
Types & categories
- delusion hypernym
Sense 2 noun
confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction
his disorientation was the result of inattention
Types & categories
- disarray hypernym
- culture shock hyponym
Related & opposite
- disorient derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | delusion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disorient |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | disarray |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | culture shock |