disorder (noun)

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• disorder — ► NOUN 1) a lack of order; confusion. 2) the disruption of peaceful and law abiding behaviour. 3) Medicine a disruption of normal physical or mental functions. ► VERB ▪ bring disorder to …   English terms dictionary

• disorder — noun 1 untidy state; lack of order ADJECTIVE ▪ complete VERB + DISORDER ▪ throw sth into ▪ The country was thrown into disorder by the strikes. PREPOSITION ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• disorder — I (abnormal condition) noun affliction, ailment, complaint, condition, disability, disease, distemper, handicap, illness, indisposition, infirmity, malady, malfunction, sickness II (lack of order) noun anarchism, anarchy, breach of peace, chaos,… …   Law dictionary

• disorder — noun 1 (U) a situation in which things or people are very untidy or disorganized: in disorder: Everything was in disorder, but nothing seemed to be stolen. 2 (C, U) a situation in which many people disobey the law, especially in a violent way,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• disorder — noun 1) he hates disorder Syn: untidiness, disorderliness, mess, disarray, chaos, confusion; clutter, jumble; a muddle, a shambles Ant: tidiness 2) incidents of public disorder …   Thesaurus of popular words

• disorder — noun 1) he hates disorder Syn: untidiness, mess, disarray, chaos, confusion, clutter, jumble, a muddle, a shambles 2) incidents of public disorder Syn: unrest, disturbance …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• disorder — noun a) Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner. After playing the children left the room in disorder. b) A disturbance of civic peace or of public order. The class was thrown into d …   Wiktionary

• disorder — (v.) late 15c., from dis not (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + the verb order (see ORDER (Cf. order)). Replaced earlier disordeine (mid 14c.), from O.Fr. desordainer, from M.L. disordinare throw into disorder, from L. ordinare to order, regulate (see …   Etymology dictionary

• disorder — noun 1》 a lack of order; a confused or untidy state. 2》 the disruption of peaceful and law abiding behaviour. 3》 Medicine a disruption of normal physical or mental functions: a skin disorder. verb [usu. as adjective disordered] disrupt the… …   English new terms dictionary

• attention deficit disorder — noun a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders • Syn: ↑ADD, ↑attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ↑ADHD, ↑hyperkinetic syndrome, ↑minimal brain dysfunction, ↑minimal brain damage, ↑MBD …   Useful english dictionary

• conversion disorder — noun a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) • Syn: ↑conversion reaction, ↑conversion hysteria • Hypernyms: ↑mental disorder, ↑mental… …   Useful english dictionary