lose one's bearings

lose one's bearings (third-person singular simple present loses one's bearings, present participle losing one's bearings, simple past and past participle lost one's bearings)

1. To become disoriented.

• “lose one's bearings”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “lose your bearings” (US) / “lose your bearings” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “lose your bearings” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.