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dis⋅or⋅der

  [dis-awr-der]
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–noun
1. lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
2. an irregularity: a disorder in legal proceedings.
3. breach of order; disorderly conduct; public disturbance.
4. a disturbance in physical or mental health or functions; malady or dysfunction: a mild stomach disorder.
–verb (used with object)
5. to destroy the order or regular arrangement of; disarrange.
6. to derange the physical or mental health or functions of.
Origin:
1470–80; dis- 1 + order

Synonyms:
1. disorderliness, disarray, jumble, litter, clutter. 3. riot, turbulence. Disorder, brawl, disturbance, uproar are disruptions or interruptions of a peaceful situation. Disorder refers to civil unrest or to any scene in which there is confusion or fighting: The police went to the scene of the disorder. A brawl is a noisy, unseemly quarrel, usually in a public place: a tavern brawl. A disturbance is disorder of a size as to inconvenience people: to cause a disturbance. An uproar is a tumult, a bustle and clamor of many voices, often because of a disturbance: a mighty uproar. 4. ailment, malady, illness, complaint, sickness, indisposition. 5. disarray, mess up, disorganize. 6. disturb, upset, confuse.
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dis·or·der   (dĭs-ôr'dər)   
n.  

  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.

  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.

  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body: eating disorders and substance abuse.

tr.v.   dis·or·dered, dis·or·der·ing, dis·or·ders

  1. To throw into confusion or disarray.

  2. To disturb the normal physical or mental health of; derange.

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Word Origin & History

disorder 
1477, from dis- "not" + the verb order. Replaced earlier disordeine (1340), from O.Fr. desordainer, from M.L. disordinare "throw into disorder," from L. dis- "take away" + ordinare "to order, regulate."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1dis·or·der
Pronunciation: (')dis-'ord-&r, (')diz-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:dis·or·dered; dis·or·der·ing /-'ord-(&-)ri[ng]/
: to disturb the regular or normal functions of

Main Entry: 2disorder
Function: noun
: an abnormal physical or mental condition : AILMENT disorder> disorder>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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disorder dis·or·der (dĭs-ôr'dər)
n.
A disturbance or derangement that affects the function of mind or body, such as an eating disorder or the abuse of a drug. v. dis·or·dered, dis·or·der·ing, dis·or·ders
To disturb the normal physical or mental health of; derange.

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