disorder
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disorder
- /dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ UK
- /dɪsˈɔɹdɚ/ US
- /dɪzˈɔːɹdəɹ/ obsolete
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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)).
noun disorders · disordre
- Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner. After playing the children left the room in disorder.
- A disturbance of civic peace or of public order. The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room
- A physical or mental malfunction. Near-synonyms: disease, illness (both often synonymous)
Similar: entropy, bedlam, car crash, confusion, disarray, disorder, disorganization, dog's breakfast, dog's dinner, free-for-all, fuddle, hash
verb disorders · disordering · disordered · disordre
- To throw into a state of disorder.
- To knock out of order or sequence.
Similar: perturb
