disorder

B2 Topic:Health & Medicine

US /dɪsˈɔɹdɚ/ UK /dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #6067

Meanings

1

noun
An illness or condition that affects the normal working of the body or mind.

She was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder.
2

noun
A state in which things are messy or not arranged properly.

The room was left in complete disorder after the party.
3

noun
A situation in which people behave in an uncontrolled or violent way in public.

The protest descended into disorder when the crowd grew angry.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an illness or condition... upset

2 noun · a state in which things are... chaos disorderliness

More bedlam confusion disarray disorganization entropyfree-for-allfuddle hash imbroglio mash maze mess

Opposites

order

Word family

Forms disorderingdisorders

Derived forms disorderabledisordererdisorderlyneurodisordernondisorderquasidisorderself-disorder

Related forms commotion confusing hodgepodge riot

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depressive disorder
a mental health condition involving persistent depression and reduced ability to enjoy things

Adjective + noun

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)).

desordre Old French ōrdō Latin

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# disorder

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɔɹdɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 6067

## Meanings
1. An illness or condition that affects the normal working of the body or mind.
2. A state in which things are messy or not arranged properly.
3. A situation in which people behave in an uncontrolled or violent way in public.

## Examples
- She was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder.
- The room was left in complete disorder after the party.
- The protest descended into disorder when the crowd grew angry.

## Synonyms
- bedlam
- confusion
- disarray
- disorganization
- entropy
- free-for-all
- fuddle
- hash
- imbroglio
- mash
- maze
- mess

## Antonyms
- order

## Derived Forms
- disorderable
- disorderer
- disorderly
- neurodisorder
- nondisorder
- quasidisorder
- self-disorder

## Related Forms
- commotion
- confusing
- hodgepodge
- riot

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: desordre
- Root: ōrdō
- Affix: dis- - not

## 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)).

## AI Etymology
disorder was 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)). The historical chain includes Old French desordre, Latin ōrdō. Current senses include An illness or condition that affects the normal working of the body or mind and A state in which things are messy or not arranged properly. English relatives and later formations include disorderable, disorderer, disorderly, commotion, confusing.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine
- Register & Style

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