Disorder

noun

/dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/

Word Frequency: 26.0

Definitions

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

"After playing the children left the room in disorder."

2.nounA disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

"The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger."

3.nounA physical or mental malfunction.

"Bulimia is an eating disorder."

4.verbTo throw into a state of disorder.

5.verbTo knock out of order or sequence.

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