# disorientation

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˌɔːɹɪənˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #42,100

## Definitions
1. the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings.
2. a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity.
3. a delusion.

## Etymology
From dis- + orientation or perhaps disorientate + -ation.

## Common misspellings (21)
`ddisorientation`, `diosrientation`, `disoirentation`, `disoreintation`, `disorienattion`, `disorienntation`, `disorientaiton`, `disorientasion`, `disorientatino`, `disorientationn`, `disorientatoin`, `disorientattion`, `disorienttaion`, `disorienttation`, `disorietnation`, `disorinetation`, `disorrientation`, `disroientation`, `dissorientation`, `dsiorientation`, `idsorientation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disorientation