disorder
lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
an irregularity: a disorder in legal proceedings.
breach of order; disorderly conduct; public disturbance.
a disturbance in physical or mental health or functions; malady or dysfunction: a mild stomach disorder.
to destroy the order or regular arrangement of; disarrange.
to derange the physical or mental health or functions of.
Origin of disorder
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Other words for disorder
| 1 | disorderliness, disarray, jumble, litter, clutter |
| 3 | riot, turbulence |
| 4 | ailment, malady, illness, complaint, sickness, indisposition |
| 5 | disarray, mess up, disorganize |
| 6 | disturb, upset, confuse |
Other words from disorder
- pre·dis·or·der, noun
Words Nearby disorder
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How to use disorder in a sentence
All of this was on full display at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which brought up the riots again and again as an example of disorder caused by a Democrat-backed movement.
Violent protests against police brutality in the ’60s and ’90s changed public opinion | German Lopez | August 28, 2020 | VoxThe alignment reduced the disorder in the system — disorder measured by a quantity called entropy.
About 6 percent of college students report having a severe gambling disorder resulting in psychological difficulties, unmanageable debt, failing grades, all these bad things.
The Economics of Sports Gambling (Ep. 388 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | August 20, 2020 | FreakonomicsOur aging process extends for years, during which we experience a slew of age-related disorders.
The Secret to a Long, Healthy Life Is in the Genes of the Oldest Humans Alive | Shelly Fan | August 10, 2020 | Singularity HubThanks to its structurally-sound architecture down to individual cells, the atlas can contribute to brain modeling and simulation down the line—especially for personalized brain models for neurological disorders such as seizures.
These Scientists Just Completed a 3D ‘Google Earth’ for the Brain | Shelly Fan | August 5, 2020 | Singularity Hub
What celebrity has started to talk about his or her eating disorder?
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTGenetics alone does not an eating disorder make, generally speaking, and Bulik points out that environment still plays a role.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“ADD [Attention Deficit disorder] is just a euphemistic way of saying, ‘I have limits,’” Brown writes.
Our relationship did not improve as I entered college and developed a raging eating disorder.
If so, it is to be hoped that, wise man as you are, the first attack of this disorder was also your last.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsAre you quite sure you have never suffered from this rather common disorder, gentle reader, at least, if you be of the male sex?
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe key to all our human disorder is organized education, comprehensive and universal.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe conflict of these certainties left hopeless disorder in every corner of his being.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodHe found the village in disorder, the fields neglected, many houses deserted, the remainder of the people preparing to move away.
Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
British Dictionary definitions for disorder
/ (dɪsˈɔːdə) /
a lack of order; disarray; confusion
a disturbance of public order or peace
an upset of health; ailment
a deviation from the normal system or order
to upset the order of; disarrange; muddle
to disturb the health or mind of
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