# disorder
## English
### Alternative forms

* disordre (obsolete)

### Etymology

From dis- +‎ order. Middle English disordeine, from Old French desordainer, from Medieval Latin disordinare.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/
* (General American) IPA: /dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/
* (obsolete) IPA: /dɪzˈɔːɹdəɹ/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)
* Hyphenation: dis‧or‧der

### Noun

disorder (countable and uncountable, plural disorders)
* Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
    After playing the children left the room in disorder.
** 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy: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.
* (medicine, countable) A physical or mental malfunction.
    Bulimia is an eating disorder.
** 2015 December 21, Michael D. Geschwind, “Prion Diseases”, in Continuum (Minneap Minn), →DOI: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.

#### Synonyms

* (absence of order): chaos, entropy; see also Thesaurus:disorder
* (disturbance of civic peace): See also Thesaurus:riot

#### Derived terms

* acquired disorder
* adjustment disorder
* affective disorder
* alcohol use disorder
* amputee identity disorder
* anti-social personality disorder
* antisocial personality disorder
* anxiety disorder
* attachment disorder
* attention deficit disorder
* attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
* attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
* auditory processing disorder
* autism spectrum disorder
* autistic disorder
* autistic spectrum disorder
* avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder
* avoidant personality disorder
* binge eating disorder
* bipolar disorder
* body dysmorphic disorder
* body-focused repetitive behavior disorder
* body integrity identity disorder
* borderline personality disorder
* caffeine use disorder
* character disorder
* childhood disintegrative disorder
* cluster B personality disorder
* colony collapse disorder
* communication disorder
* complex post-traumatic stress disorder
* conduct disorder
* congenital disorder
* conversion disorder
* delayed sleep phase disorder
* delusional disorder
* dependent personality disorder
* depersonalization-derealization disorder
* depressive disorder
* depressive personality disorder
* disorderly
* disorder of sex development
* dissociative disorder
* dissociative identity disorder
* Down syndrome regression disorder
* eating disorder
* emotionally unstable personality disorder
* fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
* functional disorder
* gender identity disorder
* generalized anxiety disorder
* genetic disorder
* haltlose personality disorder
* Hartnup disorder
* Heller's disorder
* histrionic personality disorder
* hoarding disorder
* hyperkinetic disorder
* impulse control disorder
* intermittent explosive disorder
* internet addiction disorder
* Internet addiction disorder
* major depressive disorder
* mental disorder
* mood disorder
* movement disorder
* multiple personality disorder
* narcissistic personality disorder
* nature-deficit disorder
* nature deficit disorder
* neurodevelopmental disorder
* neurodisorder
* non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder
* nondisorder
* nonverbal learning disorder
* obsessive-compulsive disorder
* obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
* oppositional defiant disorder
* other specified dissociative disorder
* pain disorder
* panic disorder
* paranoid personality disorder
* passive-aggressive personality disorder
* pedohebephilic disorder
* pedophilic disorder
* persistent genital arousal disorder
* personality disorder
* pervasive developmental disorder
* posttraumatic embitterment disorder
* post-traumatic embitterment disorder
* post-traumatic stress disorder
* post traumatic stress disorder
* posttraumatic stress disorder
* premenstrual dysphoric disorder
* psychotic disorder
* quasidisorder
* reactive attachment disorder
* renal disorder
* sadistic personality disorder
* schizoaffective disorder
* schizoid personality disorder
* schizo-obsessive disorder
* schizotypal personality disorder
* seasonal affective disorder
* seasonal mood disorder
* selective eating disorder
* self-defeating personality disorder
* self-disorder
* semantic-pragmatic disorder
* separation anxiety disorder
* sleep disorder
* social anxiety disorder
* somatic symptom disorder
* somatoform disorder
* spectrum disorder
* speech disorder
* structural disorder
* Tourette's disorder
* trinucleotide repeat disorder
* whiptail disorder

#### Translations

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### Verb

disorder (third-person singular simple present disorders, present participle disordering, simple past and past participle disordered)
* (transitive) To throw into a state of disorder.
* (transitive) To knock out of order or sequence.

#### Derived terms

* disorderable
* disorderer

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎, volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 6.64, page 203.

### Anagrams

* disordre, sordider