disorienting

comparative more disorienting · superlative most disorienting

1. That causes disorientation; confusing.

   There are few experiences more disorienting than hearing the words, “You have cancer.”

   2017, Vicki A. Jackson, David P. Ryan, Michelle D. Seaton, Living with Cancer, page vii

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   But as you begin to take all the different perspectives into account, it gets very dizzifying, very aperspectival, very disorienting.

   2007, Ken Wilber, A Brief History of Everything, page 289

   Disorienting dilemmas can be small, like having to find your way around a strange city when your GPS isn't working, or they can be large, such as facing life-changing events like the loss of a job or a serious health or relationship problem.

   2020, Jon F. Wergin, Deep Learning in a Disorienting World, page 29

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of disorient