-
nouna wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)
Similar:
type of: -
"his disorientation was the result of inattention"nounconfusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction
Definition that contains disorientation
- confusing causing confusion or disorientation
- derangement a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
- unbalance a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
- reorient orient once again, after a disorientation
- mental unsoundness a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
- reorientate orient once again, after a disorientation
- reye's syndrome acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver
- culture shock a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes
- acute brain disorder any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection)
- identity crisis distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society