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disorder

[ dis-awr-der ]

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noun

lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion:
Your room is in utter disorder.
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an irregularity:
a disorder in legal proceedings.
breach of order; disorderly conduct; public disturbance.
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a disturbance in physical or mental health or functions; malady or dysfunction:
a mild stomach disorder.
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verb (used with object)

to destroy the order or regular arrangement of; disarrange.
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to derange the physical or mental health or functions of.
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disorder

/ ��ɪ��ˈɔː��ə /

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

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Other Word Forms

��d��·�ǰ�d�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disorder¹

First recorded in 1470–80; dis- ¹ + order

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Synonym Study

Disorder, brawl, disturbance, uproar are disruptions or interruptions of a peaceful situation. Disorder refers to civil unrest or to any scene in which there is confusion or fighting: The police went to the scene of the disorder. A brawl is a noisy, unseemly quarrel, usually in a public place: a tavern brawl. A disturbance is disorder of a size as to inconvenience people: to cause a disturbance. An uproar is a tumult, a bustle and clamor of many voices, often because of a disturbance: a mighty uproar.

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That rise is, at least in part, attributable to increased autism awareness and an expanding definition of the disorder, scientists say.

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At 45, I was a doctor with acquired autoimmune disorder, a long trail of self-sabotage and no idea how to be loved.

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"I always was insecure about my body, and that got highlighted as I got famous," says the singer, who last year revealed he'd developed an eating disorder due to body dysmorphia.

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Children also said material about suicide self-harm and eating disorders was "prolific" and that violent content was "unavoidable".

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PMDD, which is a severe cyclical, hormone-based mood disorder linked to periods, is thought to affect more than one in 20 women.

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