disorder

noun, verb — 5 senses

disorder

noun

UK /dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ · US /dɪsˈɔɹdɚ/

Etymology Borrowed from Middle French desordre (modern French désordre), from Old French desordre, from des- + ordre; by surface analysis, dis- + order (<< Latin ōrdō). Compare typologically Russian непоря́док (neporjádok), беспоря́док (besporjádok), неуря́дица (neurjádica) (akin to ряд (rjad), поря́док (porjádok)).

1

Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

  • After playing the children left the room in disorder.
  • It was a household in permanent and benevolent disorder, pervaded by the gentle thrill of religious persecution.1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
2

A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

  • The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room
  • The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.
1 more example
  • The police isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there preserve disorder.1997, Jules Witcover, quoting Richard J. Daley, The Year the Dream Died: Revisiting 1968 in America, New York: Warner Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 353:
3

Medicine, Sciences A physical or mental malfunction.

  • Near-synonyms: disease, illness (both often synonymous)
  • Bulimia is an eating disorder.
1 more example
  • A very rare polymorphism in the prion protein gene recently has been identified that appears to protect against prion disease; this finding, in addition to providing greater understanding of the prionlike mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders, might lead to potential treatments.2015 December 21, Michael D. Geschwind, “Prion Diseases”, in Continuum (Minneap Minn), →DOI:
Synonyms
29 termschaos, entropy, bedlam, car crash, confusion, disarray, disorder, disorganization, dog's breakfast, dog's dinner, free-for-all, fuddle, hash, hot mess, imbroglio, mash, maze, mess, misorder, mommick, muddle, mullock, muss, shambles, shemozzle, snarl, tangle, topsy-turviness, upfuckery
Antonyms
order
Derived terms
139 termsacquired disorder, adjustment disorder, affective disorder, alcohol use disorder, amputee identity disorder, antisocial personality disorder, anti-social personality disorder, antisocial-personality disorder, anxiety disorder, attachment disorder, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, auditory processing disorder, autism spectrum disorder, autistic disorder, autistic spectrum disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, avoidant personality disorder, binge eating disorder, bipolar disorder, body-dysmorphic disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, body-focused repetitive behavior disorder, body integrity identity disorder, borderline-personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, caffeine use disorder, celebrity obsession disorder, character disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, cluster B personality disorder, colony collapse disorder, communication disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, conduct disorder, congenital disorder, conversion disorder, delayed sleep phase disorder, delusional disorder, dependent personality disorder, depersonalization-derealization disorder, depressive disorder, depressive personality disorder, disorderly, disorder of sex development, dissociative disorder, dissociative identity disorder, Down syndrome regression disorder, eating disorder, emotionally unstable personality disorder, excoriation disorder, factitious disorder imposed on another, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, functional disorder, gender identity disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, genetic disorder, hair-pulling disorder, haltlose personality disorder, Hartnup disorder, Heller's disorder, histrionic personality disorder, hoarding disorder, hyperkinetic disorder, impulse control disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, Internet addiction disorder, internet addiction disorder, major depressive disorder, mental disorder, money disorder, mood disorder, movement disorder, multiple personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic-personality disorder, nature-deficit disorder, nature deficit disorder, neurodevelopmental disorder, neurodisorder, nightmare disorder, non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder, nondisorder, nonverbal learning disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, obsessive love disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, other specified dissociative disorder, pain disorder, panic disorder, paranoid personality disorder, paranoid-personality disorder, paraphilic disorder, passive-aggressive personality disorder, pedohebephilic disorder, pedophilic disorder, pelvic inflammatory disorder, persistent depressive disorder, persistent genital arousal disorder, personality disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, posttraumatic embitterment disorder, post-traumatic embitterment disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, post-traumatic-stress disorder, posttraumatic-stress disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, psychotic disorder, quasidisorder, reactive attachment disorder, renal disorder, sadistic personality disorder, schizoaffective disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizo-obsessive disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, seasonal affective disorder, seasonal mood disorder, selective eating disorder, self-defeating personality disorder, self-disorder, semantic-pragmatic disorder, separation anxiety disorder, skin-picking disorder, sleep disorder, social-anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, somatoform disorder, spectrum disorder, speech disorder, structural disorder, Tourette's disorder, trinucleotide repeat disorder, whiptail disorder
Related terms
commotion, confusing, confusion - disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion", hodgepodge, riot
Hypernyms
state

disorder

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Middle French desordre (modern French désordre), from Old French desordre, from des- + ordre; by surface analysis, dis- + order (<< Latin ōrdō). Compare typologically Russian непоря́док (neporjádok), беспоря́док (besporjádok), неуря́дица (neurjádica) (akin to ряд (rjad), поря́док (porjádok)).

1

To throw into a state of disorder.

2

To knock out of order or sequence.

Derived terms
disorderable, disorderer

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