disorderedness

noun

as in hell
a state in which everything is out of order the disarray in his car seemed to be a reflection of the general disorderedness of his life

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorderedness
  1. hell
  2. havoc
  3. jumble
  4. mess
  5. chaos
  6. confusion
  7. disorder
  8. snake pit
Noun
  • Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Desperate to believe his life is about to change, Tommy steals Wayne’s car and begins driving his band from Kansas City to Los Angeles, hell bent on getting there in three days.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of hell
Noun
  • The wingers were the stand-out performers during the pre-season trip to Asia, with Antoine Semenyo in particular — but also Savinho — causing havoc with their dribbling.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The havoc a hacker wreaks using their attack could be catastrophic.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of havoc
Noun
  • Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • Earlier this month, a judge said the entire mess was too misleading to put before voters.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Four years to the week after inheriting the mess of a 5-2 defeat at Oxford, Keegan’s latest signing Faustino Asprilla made his debut at Middlesbrough.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of mess
Noun
  • The footage mixes high-speed chases and explosive action with comedic beats, framing a story built around chaos, mismatched heroism and rising stakes as the mission unfolds.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Although this puts a little bit of the chaos on hold, there will now be a further influx of lawsuits filed in state court, who have been presenting different arguments in their filings.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of chaos
Noun
  • Trouble with the way samples are handled or the presence of other medical conditions such as kidney problems or viral illnesses can also lead to confusion with interpreting the results.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Over the past week and a half, Wattpad users across social media have expressed varying degrees of confusion and outrage over their belief that the fanfiction site has introduced restrictive new rules.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • This form of high blood pressure is one of several hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Emerging data does show women are more likely to suffer from certain conditions such as autoimmune disorders and conditions associated with inadequate access to quality reproductive care.
    — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • The town is home to the world's largest snake pits, where tens of thousands of non-venomous red-sided garter snakes emerge each spring to wriggle over one another.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • By mimicking the biological blueprint of snake pit organs and combining it with semiconductor manufacturing, the researchers have opened a path toward truly accessible thermal vision.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of snake pit
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“Disorderedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorderedness. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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