disorder
verb
, (ˌ)diz-\
Definition of disorder
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disorder
nounDefinition of disorder (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for disorder
Synonyms: Verb
confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset
Synonyms: Noun
chance-medley, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, dishevelment, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, free-for-all, havoc, heck, hell, jumble, mare's nest, mess, messiness, misorder, muddle, muss, shambles, snake pit, tumble, welter
Antonyms: Verb
arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of disorder in a Sentence
Verb
be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresserNoun
The mayor is concerned that a rally could create public disorder. problems of crime and social disorder Millions of people suffer from some form of personality disorder.
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But even in the randomness of the routes to disorder taken by so many complex systems, science has found a regularity. — Martin Weil, BostonGlobe.com, "Mitchell Feigenbaum, an architect of chaos theory, dies at 74," 14 July 2019 But even in the randomness of the routes to disorder taken by so many complex systems, science has found a regularity. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, "Mitchell Feigenbaum, an architect of chaos theory, dies at 74," 12 July 2019 Nadal is drawn to order and ritual, Kyrgios to disorder and the intoxication of improvisation. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Rafael Nadal Doesn’t Fall for Nick Kyrgios’s Bag of Tricks," 4 July 2019 Democracies are also prone to disorder and corruption, but these are ineluctable features of any political system comprised of selfish and flawed human beings. — Sean Illing, Vox, "Intellectuals have said democracy is failing for a century. They were wrong.," 20 Dec. 2018 He was arrested on charges of possessing intoxicants for unlawful purposes, possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, evading arrest and disordering conduct. — Travis Fedschun, Fox News, "Man nicknamed 'Captain Jack Sparrow' huffed glue, kicked Tennessee cops, police say," 7 May 2018 The new guidance comes a day after President Donald Trump declared opioid use disorders a public health emergency and promised to accelerate the federal government’s response to the crisis. — Michelle Hackman, WSJ, "Trump Administration Relaxes Medical Privacy Rule for Overdoses," 27 Oct. 2017 Her personality disorder has the power to disorder other people’s personalities. — Wesley Morris, New York Times, "Sign Up for the Watching Newsletter," 18 Apr. 2016Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Unlike other organ donations, which are generally used for transplants, brains are primarily harvested to support the research of neurological diseases and disorders. — Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, "Inside a Brain Bank, Where Humans’ Most Precious Organ Is Dissected and Studied," 21 Aug. 2019 According to the complaint, the boy suffered permanent brain and spine damage, as well as post-traumatic sleep disorder. — CBS News, "Mom says middle school bully left son with severe brain damage," 15 Aug. 2019 The animal must be individually trained to do work or perform tasks that benefit a person with a disability, such as a guide dog for someone with visual impairments or an animal trained to provide help to someone with post traumatic stress disorder. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "It will soon be a crime in Alabama to misrepresent a pet as a service animal," 14 Aug. 2019 Non-profit Shot in the Dark wants to help keep people with substance use disorder as healthy as possible. — Stephanie Innes, azcentral, "Shot in the Dark: Phoenix area needle exchange could end due to low funding, politics," 22 July 2019 The latest provisional data on overdose deaths show that America's united efforts to curb opioid use disorder and addiction are working. — Ben Tinker, Jacqueline Howard And Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, "US drug overdose deaths fell slightly in 2018," 17 July 2019 Andrew Gewirtz of Georgia State University was among the researchers who noticed that mice develop metabolic syndrome — obesity and its associated disorders, such as diabetes and high cholesterol — when they are fed a high-fat diet. — Julia Belluz, Vox, "Nearly all Americans fail to eat enough of this actual superfood," 15 July 2019 Science has made clear that three medicines — methadone, buprenorphine and extended-release naltrexone — can effectively treat what specialists prefer to call opioid use disorder. — Lauran Neergaard, The Denver Post, "Researchers peek into opioid users’ brains as they try to quit," 9 July 2019 As one of just three medications approved to treat opioid use disorder, buprenorphine has become a centerpiece of addiction treatment efforts nationwide. — STAT, "In national first, N.J. program will let paramedics administer buprenorphine," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disorder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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