disorder
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)də(r)
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disorder (plural disorders)
- 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.
- (medicine) a physical or psychical malfunction
- Bulimia is an eating disorder.
[edit] Synonyms
- (absence of order): chaos, entropy
- (disturbance of civic peace): See Wikisaurus:disorder
[edit] Translations
absence of order
disturbance of civic order or of public order
physical or psychical malfunction
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