misorientate

[ mis-awr-ee-uhn-teyt, -en-, -ohr- ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·o·ri·en·tat·ed, mis·o·ri·en·tat·ing.

1. misorient.

Other Words From

• mis·ori·en·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misorientate¹

First recorded in 1950–55; mis- ¹ + orientate