disorder.
Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
Meaning & usage
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
The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.
A physical or mental malfunction.
Bulimia is an eating disorder.
Where this word 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)).
To throw into a state of disorder.
To knock out of order or sequence.
Where this word 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)).
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