disorder
Americannoun
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lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
Your room is in utter disorder.
- Synonyms:
- clutter, litter, jumble, disarray, disorderliness
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an irregularity.
a disorder in legal proceedings.
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breach of order; disorderly conduct; public disturbance.
- Synonyms:
- turbulence, riot
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a disturbance in physical or mental health or functions; malady or dysfunction.
a mild stomach disorder.
verb (used with object)
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to destroy the order or regular arrangement of; disarrange.
- Synonyms:
- disorganize, disarray
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to derange the physical or mental health or functions of.
noun
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a lack of order; disarray; confusion
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a disturbance of public order or peace
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an upset of health; ailment
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a deviation from the normal system or order
verb
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to upset the order of; disarrange; muddle
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to disturb the health or mind of
Related Words
Disorder, brawl, disturbance, uproar are disruptions or interruptions of a peaceful situation. Disorder refers to civil unrest or to any scene in which there is confusion or fighting: The police went to the scene of the disorder. A brawl is a noisy, unseemly quarrel, usually in a public place: a tavern brawl. A disturbance is disorder of a size as to inconvenience people: to cause a disturbance. An uproar is a tumult, a bustle and clamor of many voices, often because of a disturbance: a mighty uproar.
Other Word Forms
- predisorder noun
Etymology
Origin of disorder
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Most of his teachers were ill-equipped to handle his behavioral problems, later diagnosed as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A key aim of the study was to determine whether sleep disorders influence cardiovascular risk early enough for prevention to make a difference.
From Science Daily
Some genetic disorders are caused by premature stop codons in critical genes, which result in incomplete and nonfunctional proteins.
From Science Daily
My work stress has led to depression, anxiety, and skin disorders that I’ve been treating for years.
From MarketWatch
She also testified that her older sister suffered from an eating disorder — details the defense sought to portray as the source of her body dysmorphia.
From Los Angeles Times
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