Synonyms for disorder
dɪsˈɔr dərdis·or·der

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1. disordernoun

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

   After playing the children left the room in disorder.

   Synonyms:
   entropy, chaos

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1. disorder

   Disease is the general term for any deviation from health; in a more limited sense it denotes some definite morbid condition; disorder and affection are rather partial and limited; as, a nervous affection; a disorder of the digestive system. Sickness was generally used in English speech and literature, till the close of the eighteenth century at least, for every form of physical disorder, as abundantly appears in the English Bible: "Jesus went about ... healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people," Matt. iv, 23; "Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died," 2 Kings xiii, 14. There is now, in England, a tendency to restrict the words sick and sickness to nausea, or "sickness at the stomach," and to hold ill and illness as the only proper words to use in a general sense. This distinction has received but a very limited acceptance in the United States, where sick and sickness have the earlier and wider usage. We speak of trifling ailments, a slight indisposition, a serious or a deadly disease; a slight or severe illness; a painful sickness. Complaint is a popular term, which may be applied to any degree of ill health, slight or severe. Infirmity denotes a chronic or lingering weakness or disability, as blindness or lameness.

   Synonyms:
   affection, ailment, complaint, disease, distemper, illness, indisposition, infirmity, malady, sickness, unhealthiness, unsoundness

   Antonyms:
   health, robustness, soundness, strength, sturdiness, vigor

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1. disorder, upsetnoun

   a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

   "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

   Synonyms:
   perturbation, overturn, disorderliness, swage, turnover, overthrow, disturbance, derangement, upset

   Antonyms:
   orderliness, order

2. disorderliness, disordernoun

   a condition in which things are not in their expected places

   "the files are in complete disorder"

   Synonyms:
   rowdiness, upset, disorderliness, rowdyism, disarray, roughness

   Antonyms:
   orderliness, order

3. disorderverb

   a disturbance of the peace or of public order

   Synonyms:
   upset, disorderliness

   Antonyms:
   order, orderliness

4. perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorderverb

   disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

   "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

   Synonyms:
   distract, unhinge, perturb, inconvenience oneself, upset, inconvenience, ail, discommode, disquiet, bother, cark, deflect, put out, incommode, disoblige, pain, disarray, throw out of kilter, trouble, disturb, trouble oneself, derange

   Antonyms:
   order, orderliness

5. disorder, disarrayverb

   bring disorder to

   Synonyms:
   cark, trouble, disquiet, unhinge, disarray, perturb, distract

   Antonyms:
   order, orderliness

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Condition
   • Physical Condition
   • Upset

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1. disordernoun

   Synonyms:
   confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorganization, irregularity, jumble, want of order

2. disordernoun

   Synonyms:
   tumult, disturbance, commotion, turbulence, tumultuousness, riotousness

3. disordernoun

   Synonyms:
   distemper, complaint, malady, sickness, disease, ail, ailment, indisposition

4. disorderverb

   Synonyms:
   derange, disarrange, disturb, discompose, confuse, unsettle, disorganize, throw into confusion, turn topsy-turvy, put out of place

5. disorderverb

   Synonyms:
   impair the functions of, produce disease in

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1. disordernoun

   Synonyms:
   confusion, disarray, disarrangement, disorganization, jumble, chaos, litter, irregularity, disturbance, tumult, riot, turmoil, bedlam, fracas, pandemonium

2. disorderverb

   Synonyms:
   disarrange, confuse, jumble, disorganize, tousle, derange, discompose

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1. List of paraphrases for "disorder":

   disorders, unrest, chaos, mess, disarray, turmoil, disruption, disturbance, post-traumatic, clutter, trouble, strife, impairment, lawlessness, upheaval, cloudy, confusion, mayhem, disease, illness, condition, affection, disturbs, dislocation, anarchy, turbulence

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How to use disorder in a sentence?

1. Ken Hutton is worried:

   There are lots of people walking around here now with post-traumatic stress disorder.

2. Timothy Neal:

   Parents, athletes, pediatricians, coaches and certified athletic trainers should be aware of signs and symptoms of eating disorders, including those athletes who display signs and symptoms of anxiety, depression, anger, isolation, and other behaviors that may indicate a mental health disorder.

3. Cindy Calkin:

   I have interviewed all but one or two of (the victims) and I havent found any evidence of psychiatric disorder, this is a very strong group, very resilient and there is no evidence of mass hysteria. Part of the diagnostic of mass hysteria is that there is no underlying other medical causes that can be found. And we (found) underlying medical evidence.

4. Shasta Groene:

   It felt weird being in a house with my dad and his girlfriend with none of my brothers, i was just so alone. He was a truck driver, so it was very seldom that we saw him. But that’s how he paid the bills. I also became really sensitive about my weight and the things that I ate. I think it was a way to punish Shasta Groene. I developed an eating disorder at a very young age. If I ate, I made Shasta Groene throw up. I then started self-harming. I was hiding a lot from my dad. And then he got throat cancer. He almost died from it. So much has happened that I never fully got to heal.

5. Karim Ghobrial-Sedky:

   Educating physicians and patients to recognize this disorder is important, exploring different methods to decide on the most appropriate treatment for each individual is important.