disordered C2+ Topic:Shopping & Services US /dɪsˈɔrdɚd/ UK /dɪsˈɔːdəd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lacking order or arrangement; in a state of confusion Papers lay in disordered heaps across the cluttered desk. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lacking order or... disorganizedchaoticjumbledmuddledconfuseduntidydisarranged ↔ Opposites orderedorganizedtidyarrangedsystematic Word family Related forms disorderorderdisorderlyordinal Etymology AI details From disorder + -ed; disorder from dis- ('reversal') + order, from Old French ordre, from Latin ordo, ordinis ('row, arrangement, order'). ordo Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Shopping & Services Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disordered **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɔrdɚd/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɔːdəd/ ## Meanings 1. lacking order or arrangement; in a state of confusion ## Examples - Papers lay in disordered heaps across the cluttered desk. ## Synonyms - disorganized - chaotic - jumbled - muddled - confused - untidy - disarranged ## Antonyms - ordered - organized - tidy - arranged - systematic ## Related Forms - disorder - order - disorderly - ordinal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ordo ## Etymology From disorder + -ed; disorder from dis- ('reversal') + order, from Old French ordre, from Latin ordo, ordinis ('row, arrangement, order'). ## AI Etymology Disordered is from disorder + -ed; disorder from dis- ('reversal') + order, from Old French ordre, from Latin ordo, ordinis ('row, arrangement, order'). Important recorded forms include ordo (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers lacking order or arrangement; in a state of confusion. The wider family includes related words such as disorder, order, disorderly, and ordinal. ## Topics - Shopping & Services - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown