Word Frequency
disordered (dɪsˈɔːdəd)
Definitions
adjective
- If you describe something as disordered, you mean it is untidy and is not neatly arranged ⇒
Moretti ran a hand through his disordered hair.
⇒a disordered heap of mossy branches
- Someone who is mentally disordered or who has a disordered mind is mentally ill ⇒
In some part of her disordered mind the warning made sense.
⇒events that crystallized into a conspiracy in one disordered mind
⇒mentally disordered
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = untidy, confused, muddled, all over the place, displaced, out of place, jumbled, misplaced, dislocated, deranged, in a mess, disorganized, in confusion, higgledy-piggledy, disarranged, disarrayed, out of kilter, daggy
disorder (dɪsˈɔːdə
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Definitions
noun
- a lack of order; disarray; confusion
- a disturbance of public order or peace
- an upset of health; ailment
- a deviation from the normal system or order
verb
- to upset the order of; disarrange; muddle
- to disturb the health or mind of
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = illness, disease, complaint, condition, sickness, ailment, affliction, malady, infirmity, indisposition
= untidiness, mess, confusion, chaos, havoc, muddle, state, clutter, shambles, disarray, jumble, irregularity, disorganization, hotchpotch, derangement, hodgepodge, pig's breakfast, disorderliness
= disturbance, fight, riot, turmoil, unrest, quarrel, upheaval, brawl, clamour, uproar, turbulence, fracas, commotion, rumpus, tumult, hubbub, shindig, hullabaloo, scrimmage, unruliness, shindy, bagarre, biffo
= disorganize, upset, confuse, disturb, scatter, unsettle, mix up, muddle, clutter, jumble, confound, mess up, disarrange, derange, discompose, make hay of, muss
Example Sentences Including 'disordered'
And Savage was too disordered to remember if he had already mentioned his room in Westminster or not.Man's Loving Family
Both Anne Guyan and Ben Frost's mother, Denise Frost, carry the disordered gene, but have never had any symptoms.New Zealand Herald (2003)
Here it was again, the recurring motif in the disordered pattern!Last Shot
In 1986 the Pope declared that all homosexual relationships were "intrinsically disordered ".Sun, News of the World (2001)
In some part of her disordered mind the warning made sense.Last Shot
In the disordered state of Europe such men found their way to ministerial office.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Many women with PCOS feel that the condition has made them more vulnerable to eating disorders or disordered eating patterns.PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome (2002)
One of the patients in whom the diagnosis was missed later disclosed disordered eating behaviour.British Medical Journal (2002)
STORY PDA 2.0: Help is at hand for disordered lives the WEARABLE Personal Awareness Assistant Peter Wilson You're forgetful.canada.com (2004)
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