1940s; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From mis- + orient, perhaps after misorientation. Compare misorientate and slightly earlier misoriented.
Definition of misorient in US English:
misorient
verb
with object= misorientate.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From mis- + orient, perhaps after misorientation. Compare misorientate and slightly earlier misoriented.