disorder

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
2. (countable, uncountable) A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
3. (countable) A physical or mental malfunction.

Verb

1. (transitive) To throw into a state of disorder.
2. (transitive) To knock out of order or sequence.

Synonyms

confusion

mess

chaos

disarray

disturbance

turmoil

clutter

riot

irregularity

disease

sickness

illness

jumble

unrest

disorderliness

commotion

muddle

ailment

trouble

disarrange

malady

derangement

confuse

upset

agitation

disquiet

perturb

untidiness

upheaval

unhinge

disarrangement

distract

infirmity

disorganization

disorganize

ill health

tumult

turbulence

slovenliness

violence

pile

disrupt

disruption

ruffle

derange

rumple

cark

mayhem

discomposure

lack of order

Translations

désordre

disordine

Unordnung

desorden

Chaos

confusione

desordem

desordre

Verwirrung

trouble

Durcheinander

chaos

confusion

Wirrwarr

αταξία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French desordre (modern French désordre), from Old French desordre, from des- + ordre; by surface analysis, dis- + order.