disorder

noun
dis·or·der
/dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/

Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

Example

“After playing the children left the room in disorder.”

Other meanings

A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
“The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room”
A physical or mental malfunction.
“Bulimia is an eating disorder.”

Synonyms

upset

Example sentences

“Do I have an anxiety disorder?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“What is causing colony collapse disorder?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "ōrdō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “disorder” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.