lose (one's) bearings
11To bring one to his bearings — Bearing Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913… …
12To take bearings — Bearing Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913… …
13Bearing — Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913 Webster] 3.… …
14Disorient — Dis*o ri*ent, 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 …
15bearing — /ˈbɛərɪŋ / (say bairring) noun 1. the manner in which one bears or carries oneself, including posture, gestures, etc.: a person of dignified bearing. 2. the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth: a tree past bearing. 3. that… …
16bearing — n. 1 a person s bodily attitude or outward behaviour. 2 (foll. by on, upon) relation or relevance to (his comments have no bearing on the subject). 3 endurability (beyond bearing). 4 a part of a machine that supports a rotating or other moving… …
17dis|o|ri|ent — «dihs R ee ehnt, OHR », transitive verb. 1. to cause to lose one s bearings. 2. Figurative. to cause to lose one s reckoning with respect to truth; disconcert; embarrass: »His sudden rise to fame and fortune disoriented him at first. 3.… …
18bearing — [ber′iŋ] n. 1. way of carrying and conducting oneself; carriage; manner; mien 2. a support or supporting part 3. a) the act, power, or period of producing young, fruit, etc. b) ability to produce c) anything borne or produced, as a crop, fruit,… …
19disorient — dis·o·ri·ent || dɪs É”Ërɪent v. confuse, cause to lose one s bearings, cause to lose sense of time and place …
20disorientate — dis o·ri·en·tate || teɪt v. confuse, cause to lose one s bearings, cause to lose sense of time and place …
