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desorientación

disorientation

noun deh-soh-ryen-tah-SYOHN Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: From desorientar (to disorient), from 'des-' + 'orientar' (to orient, from Latin 'oriens', the East, where one used to face to find one's bearings).

Also means

confusion

Usage Note

Desorientación describes either a physical loss of directional sense (not knowing where you are) or a mental/emotional confusion about what to do. It is frequently used in medical contexts — desorientación as a symptom of concussion, dementia, or intoxication — as well as in psychology to describe existential disorientation. The verb form is desorientarse (to become disoriented).

Examples

"Sufrió desorientación tras el golpe en la cabeza."

Natural Translation

She suffered disorientation after the blow to the head.

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