disorder
noun
lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
had disordered
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past perfectof disorder.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"Herrick is Dinah's right-hand man of business—she quite swears by him," replied David, smoothing tenderly a ruffled lock of brown hair that the wind had disordered.
From Herb of Grace by Rosa Nouchette Carey
He left his work several times to go into the boy's room and cover him with the bedclothes which his restless movements had disordered.
From The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell
A multitude of impressions since, had disordered these delicate and formative hours.
From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Will Levington Comfort
This arrangement which his mother had made in an hour of panic had disordered his plans and troubled the bright waters of his dreams.
From The Bondboy by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
All of a sudden he had gone mad, he thought; this return to his old work had disordered his mind.
From The U. P. Trail by Zane Grey
