misorient

verb

mis·​ori·​ent ˌmis-ˈȯr-ē-ˌent 

misoriented; misorienting

transitive verb

: to orient (someone or something) improperly or incorrectly

… brain damage may sometimes cause patients to misorient the letters or figures they form with their preferred hand.

—Lebrun Yvan et al.

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above