Confusing and causing someone to feel lost or uncertain about direction; making it hard to know where you are.
Present participle of disorient (American form), describing something that causes disorientation. American English prefers this -ing form over the British -ating.
The 'disorienting' vs 'disorientating' debate is one of the clearest American-British splits—pick one and you're instantly labeled by region!
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