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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·or·der
DATE 15th century 1. to disturb the order of 2. to disturb the regular or normal functions of
noun DATE 1523 1. lack of order clothes in disorder 2. breach of the peace or public order troubled times marked by social disorders 3. an abnormal physical or mental condition a liver disorder a personality disorder English Etymology disorder late 15c., from dis- "not" (see dis-) + the verb order (see order). Replaced earlier disordeine (mid-14c.), from O.Fr . desordainer, from M.L. disordinare "throw into disorder," from L. dis- "take away" + ordinare "to order, regulate." Related: Disordered.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 disorder dis·order / dis5C:dE(r); NAmE -5C:rd- / noun1. [U] an untidy state; a lack of order or organization 杂乱；混乱；凌乱: His financial affairs were in complete disorder. 他的钱财完全是一笔糊涂账。 The room was in a state of disorder. 房间凌乱不堪。 OPP order 2. [U] violent behaviour of large groups of people 骚乱；动乱: an outbreak of rioting and public disorder 暴乱和公众骚乱的爆发 ⇨ compare order (3)3. [C, U] an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly 失调；紊乱；不适；疾病: a blood / bowel, etc. disorder 血液病、闹肚子等 eating disorders 进食障碍 He was suffering from some form of psychiatric disorder. 他患有某种类型的精神错乱。 ⇨ note at disease Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English disorder noun 1 untidy state ADJ. complete VERB + DISORDER throw sth into The country was thrown into disorder by the strikes. PREP. in ~ He died suddenly, leaving his financial affairs in complete disorder. PHRASES a state of disorder 2 violent behaviour ADJ. major, serious | widespread | violent | civil, crowd, public, social | political QUANT. outbreak There have been outbreaks of serious public disorder. VERB + DISORDER create, lead to | quell Troops were sent in to quell the disorder. | prevent new restrictions aimed at preventing social disorder 3 illness ADJ. serious, severe | chronic | common, rare | genetic, inherited | blood, brain, etc. | circulatory, eating, etc. Anorexia is a common eating disorder. | behavioural, emotional, mental, nervous, personality, physical, psychiatric, psychological VERB + DISORDER have, suffer from She suffers from a rare blood disorder. | treat DISORDER + VERB affect sth disorders affecting the very old, such as senile dementia • Special page at Special page-ILLNESS Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: CONFUSION 3, ataxia, ||ballup, chaos, clutter, disarray, huddle, muddle, snarl, topsy-turviness Contrasted Words: orderliness; pattern, plan Antonyms: order 2 breach of public order FF1C;the overthrow of the government caused disorder in the countryFF1E; Synonyms: anarchism, anarchy, distemper, misrule, riot Related Words: anomie; agitation, commotion, convulsion, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, upheaval Antonyms: order 3 Synonyms: DISEASE 1, affection, ailment, complaint, condition, ill, infirmity, malady, sickness, syndrome 4 Synonyms: SICKNESS 1, affliction, diseasedness, illness, indisposition, infirmity, unhealthn. Function: verb 1 to undo the fixed or proper order of something FF1C;disorder the carefully arranged contents of a drawerFF1E; Synonyms: derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, distemper, disturb, jumble, ||mammock, mess (up), mix up, muddle, muss (up), ||mux, rummage, shuffle, tumble, unsettle, upset; compare CONFUSE 5 Related Words: ball up, embroil; dishevel, rumple Idioms: make hay of Contrasted Words: arrange, marshal, methodize, organize, systematize; align, array, line, line up, range; adjust, fix, regulate Antonyms: order 2 Synonyms: UPSET 5, derange, sicken, turn, unhinge, unsettleWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·order I. \dəs, (ˈ)dis+, sometimes dəz or (ˈ)diz+\ verb Etymology: dis- (I) + order (v.) transitive verb 1. a. : to disturb the order of : disarrange b. : to disturb the regular or normal functions of (as the body or mind) : cause a disordered condition in < eating enough to disorder his digestive system > < events shocking enough to disorder the mind > 2. archaic : disconcert : discompose intransitive verb : to fall into disorder or confusion : become disordered Synonyms: disorder , disarrange , derange , disorganize , unsettle , and disturb can mean to undo the fixed or proper order of something. disorder implies the alteration to its marked detriment of a given, desirable, or proper order, applying commonly to what depends upon being properly ordered for its best functioning or effectiveness < to disorder the carefully arranged contents of a drawer > < reasoning disordered by strong emotion > < a country disordered by war > disarrange implies merely the changing of a fixed, desirable, or neat order or arrangement < disarranged his carefully brushed hair > < disarrange the normal functioning of the household > derange implies a marked throwing out of proper order of parts which exist in their best state or function best in a given order or interrelationship, differing from the previous words in implying a resulting confusion or a destruction of normal or healthy conditions < within the power of man irreparably to derange the combinations of inorganic matter and organic life — Russell Lord > < the news of his cousin Anne's engagement … deranged his best plan of domestic happiness — Jane Austen > < [war] lays its blight on whole peoples, deranges their life — C.E.Montague > disorganize implies the destruction of the order and functioning of an organization of interrelated things, suggesting, therefore, a disordering that runs through an entire system, breaking it up or seriously impeding its full operation or effectiveness < world economy and national currencies in 1948 were highly disorganized and unbalanced — Collier's Year Book > < an expenditure which would disorganize his whole scheme of finance — John Buchan > < the normal metabolic activity of this organ is disorganized by infections — H.R.Litchfield & L.H.Dembo > unsettle suggests a disordering or disarrangement of a fixed or desirable order, or a calm attendant upon such an order, and a resulting instability and often turbulence < learned enough of it to unsettle his religious beliefs — R.A.Hall b.1911 > < war unsettles the institutions and practices of even the firmest culture > < unsettle the thoughts > disturb implies a force that unsettles or disarranges; often it suggests an interruption that affects a settled order or condition < the headlights also disturbed the slumbers of the night — Sherwood Anderson > < those emotions which disturb the reason — Virginia Woolf > < the warps and strains of civilized life, with its excessive industrialism and militarism, seem to disturb the wholesome balance of even the humblest elements of the possessive and aesthetic instincts — Havelock Ellis > < a noise that disturbs one's thoughts > II. noun Etymology: dis- (I) + order (n.) 1. : a condition marked by lack of order, system, regularity, predictability, or dependability : the act or fact of disturbing, neglecting, or breaking away from a due order < the scientific view … regards disorder and inexplicable irregularity as a scandal — W.R.Inge > < those rooms are all in disorder, there has been hurried packing — Charles Dickens > 2. a. : breach of public order : disturbance of the peace of society b. : misconduct , misdeed , misdemeanor < she had been a sinner from her early youth and … continued her disorders even until an advanced age — Willa Cather > c. : an instance of such disorder or misconduct < widespread lawlessness in the 1850's appeared … in lynchings of abolitionists and in the disorders in Kansas — H.E.Davis > 3. : a derangement of function : an abnormal physical or mental condition : sickness , ailment , malady < an intestinal disorder > < suffering from a nutritional disorder caused by lack of calcium and phosphorus — Time > Synonyms: see confusion |
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