A relatively short-term feeling of disorientation and discomfort due to the lack of familiar cues in the environment is known as:

The correct response is culture shock.

Explanation:

A person can experience culture shock when they find themselves in a new situation where the people, culture, and place are different and the social cues are unfamiliar. There are generally four different phases of culture shock: the honeymoon phase; the frustration phase; the adjustment phase; and the acceptance phase. Individuals will each experience these phases in a different way in adapting and coping in a new culture. Sometimes culture shock can manifest itself in unexpected ways and the stage where you are frustrated by cultural differences like slow service or discriminatory treatment is the hardest phase to overcome.