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

Standard computational techniques that attempt to calculate the properties of such dynamically disordered systems demand extremely high computing power, making large-scale studies impractical.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 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

Ms. Antonetta calls for doctors to pay closer attention to what their patients are experiencing, even, or especially, if it seems delusional or disordered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

While it may not seem practical, the research helps scientists better understand the way information can be jumbled and disordered within a quantum system.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Shuffle the cards and you put them in a disordered state.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson