See Also: disorder(1)(dictionary)
disorder(2)(dictionary)
disorder(dictionary)
TMJ disorder(health)
Disorder(medicine)
polygenic disorder(medicine)
psychosomatic disorder(medicine)
rumination disorder(medicine)
schizophreniform disorder(medicine)
somatisation disorder(medicine)

disorder(1) (iou)



disorder noun. M16.
[from the verb, after French desordre.]
Lack of order or regular arrangement; disarray, a confused state. M16.
E. Ferber Books leaning..against each other or fallen flat in zigzag disorder. H. M. Rosenberg The presence of all types of defect increases the disorder of the crystal.
(A) disturbance, (a) commotion; esp. (a) breach of public order. M16.
A. J. P. Taylor There were fresh disorders [in India]...Gandhi, Nehru, and many other Congress leaders were again imprisoned. Didcot Herald Police report an increase in public disorder and violence due to drunkenness.
A breach of discipline or orderly conduct, an irregularity. Formerly spec., an irregularity of conduct, a misdemeanour. L16.
G. Burnet The king had another mistress..she fell into many scandalous disorders.
Agitation of mind, discomposure. L16-M19.
A disturbance of the normal state of the body or mind. L17.
J. K. Jerome We caught colds, and whooping cough, and all kinds of disorders. A. Clare The prevalence of particular psychiatric disorders.