disorients

v. t. 1. To turn away from the east; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings. [ R. ] Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. to cause (a person) to lose one's sense of direction; to cause to lose one's bearings or way; as, the tourist was disoriented by the winding and narrow streets. [ PJC ]

3. (Psychiatry) to cause one to lose one's sense of time or place, or of one's own personal identity. [ PJC ]

4. to confuse (a person) by changing or removing something which has served as a standard or guide to action; as, workers were rendered unemployed and disoriented by the rapid changes in the markets. [ PJC ]