lose one's bearings

verb

To become disoriented.

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Meanings

verblose one's bearings (third-person singular simple present loses one's bearings, present participle losing one's bearings, simple past and past participle lost one's bearings)

present singular third person loses one's bearings · participle present losing one's bearings · participle past lost one's bearings · past lost one's bearings

  1. To become disoriented.
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Chicago

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