disordered

American  

[dis-awr-derd] / dɪsˈɔr dərd /

adjective

1. lacking organization or in confusion; disarranged.

   Synonyms:

   haphazard, confused

2. having or affected with a physical or mental disorder.

   a disordered liver.

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Other Word Forms

• disorderedly adverb
• disorderedness noun
• predisordered adjective
• undisordered adjective

Etymology

Origin of disordered

First recorded in 1540–50; disorder + -ed ²

Example Sentences

England rugby star Ellie Kildunne says she slipped into disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss during the coronavirus lockdown as her competitive instincts and isolation from her team left her feeling vulnerable.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

He began to sift through hundreds of disordered pages.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

For many years, scientists believed foams behaved much like glass, with their tiny components locked into disordered but essentially fixed positions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

Assembly Bill 1064 would have prohibited making companion chatbots available to minors if the chatbots were “foreseeably” capable of promoting certain behaviors, like self-harm, disordered eating or violent acts.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

The crow resembled more a humpy ball with straggling tail feathers, feathers as wispy and disordered as Gwystyl’s cobwebby hair.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander