disorder

Study(13)

UK /dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ US /dɪsˈɔɹdɚ/

noun 3verb 2

Collocations

(noun.) untidy state

ADJ

complete

VERB + DISORDER

throw sth into

The sudden announcement threw the office into complete disorder for several days.

PREP

in ~

The kitchen was left in disorder after the children finished making lunch.

PHRASES

a state of disorder

(noun.) violent behaviour

ADJ

major, serious | widespread | violent | civil, crowd, public, social | political

QUANT

outbreak

Several outbreaks of disorder broke out at the stadium after the match ended.

VERB + DISORDER

create, lead to

quell

Police worked quickly to quell the disorder that erupted outside the stadium after the match.

prevent

The security team worked hard to prevent disorder at the crowded concert venue.

(noun.) illness

ADJ

serious, severe | chronic | common, rare | genetic, inherited | blood, brain, etc.

circulatory, eating, etc.

My uncle was diagnosed with a circulatory disorder that affects his heart and blood vessels.

behavioural, emotional, mental, nervous, personality, physical, psychiatric, psychological

VERB + DISORDER

have, suffer from

My son has a sleep disorder that makes it difficult for him to fall asleep at night.

treat

DISORDER + VERB

affect sth

A common sleep disorder affects millions of people every night.

Definitions

noun

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

After playing the children left the room in disorder.

It was a household in permanent and benevolent disorder, pervaded by the gentle thrill of religious persecution.

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.

A physical or mental malfunction.

Bulimia is an eating disorder.

A very rare polymorphism in the prion protein gene recently has been identified that appears to protect against prion disease; this finding, in addition to providing greater understanding of the prionlike mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders, might lead to potential treatments.

verb

To throw into a state of disorder.

To knock out of order or sequence.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of norm

upset

noun — a condition in which things are not in their expected places

disorderliness

verb — bring disorder to

disarray

verb — disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or ala

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

After playing the children left the room in disorder.

Wiktionary

It was a household in permanent and benevolent disorder, pervaded by the gentle thrill of religious persecution.

Wiktionary

The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room

Wiktionary

The room was in disorder.

Tatoeba · #44193

The desk is in a state of total disorder.

Tatoeba · #48842

There were no signs of disorder in the ship.

Tatoeba · #273518

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