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disorient

English

Etymology

From French désorienter

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?s????i.?nt/

Verb

disorient (third-person singular simple present disorients, present participle disorienting, simple past and past participle disoriented)

  1. To cause to lose orientation or direction.
  2. To confuse or befuddle.

Alternative forms

  • disorientate

Translations

Anagrams

  • retinoids

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stupefy

English

Etymology

From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaci? (strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy), from stupe? (I am stunned, speechless) (English stupid, stupor) + faci? (do, make).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st(j)up??fa?/, /?st?up??fa?/

Verb

stupefy (third-person singular simple present stupefies, present participle stupefying, simple past and past participle stupefied)

  1. (transitive) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle or stun.

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