Disorientation (Noun)
Meaning 1
A wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug).
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The patient's disorientation was so severe that she couldn't distinguish between reality and the vivid hallucinations induced by the LSD.
- After taking the psychedelic mushroom, he experienced a profound disorientation that left him questioning his own identity.
- The disorientation caused by the peyote ceremony was so intense that the participant became convinced he was a bird flying over the desert.
- As the effects of the DMT wore off, the user slowly regained his sense of reality, shaking off the disorientation that had left him feeling lost and disconnected.
- The disorientation induced by the ketamine was so disconcerting that the user became convinced that the room was spinning and that he was floating above his body.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.