disorientation

IPA: dɪsɔriʌntˈeɪʃʌn

the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings.
a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity.
a delusion.

Examples of "disorientation" in Sentences

The disorientation is palpable and the confusion is ubiquitous.
A narrative built of layers and layers of disorientation is not new for
Pakistan's ambassador went further, telling diplomats he preferred the term "sexual disorientation."
Most addressed other topics, and the few studies that were relevant were small and involved short-term disorientation in adults.
(Soundbite of laughter) Mr. NAJA: It's a song of cultural confusion and disorientation, which is always great if you capture that.
It certainly produces that tremor-inducing effect of disorientation, which is possibly more attractive to many readers than the rampages of speculative science.
This anticholinergic delirium is characterized by disorientation, clouding of consciousness, dilated pupils, dry skin, and a history of cyclic antidepressant drug ingestion.
It had fattened on the Cold War but was beginning to suffer from enemy deprivation syndrome - that is, the disorientation and queasy apprehension about future revenue one gets when one's enemy has irresponsibly dropped dead.
And finally, I would suggest a certain amount of disorientation is bound to occur when the old frame of reference, within which the world conducted its affairs for nearly a half century, falls away, creating the need for nations to devise new ways to do business with one another.