1
as in chaos
a state in which everything is out of order
the general disorder of the room after the guests finally left the party
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2
as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
afflicted all her life with a nervous disorder
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser
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Recent Examples of disorder
Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The production collaborated with members of the Tourette’s community, casting performers who live with the disorder and partnering with a Tourette’s charity.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Leila Chatti
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The Full House alum, 49, opened up about her ongoing struggle with her body image and disordered eating to her guest, author Lisa Whittle, on the July 22 episode of The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 24 July 2025
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Noun
The Biden Administration's contrary position depended on the obvious fallacy that providing testosterone to treat a boy's endocrine disorder is the 'same treatment' as using the drug to disrupt the normal physical development of an adolescent girl suffering from psychological distress.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The production collaborated with members of the Tourette’s community, casting performers who live with the disorder and partnering with a Tourette’s charity.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Disorder of the body disordered the mind.
—Leila Chatti
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The Full House alum, 49, opened up about her ongoing struggle with her body image and disordered eating to her guest, author Lisa Whittle, on the July 22 episode of The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorder
Noun
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On another note, this year’s astro-weather serves as the ultimate backdrop for creativity, chaos and unpredictable fun.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Following a few months of absolute chaos, as Nuno Espirito Santo talked himself out of a job and was replaced by Ange Postecoglou — a man with a footballing ethos that could not have been more different — Dyche is very much needed, as a steady hand on the tiller.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Featuring women at the intersections of gender, age, disability, and disease, Pinjar is a nuanced illustration of this.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The country has also eradicated once-rampant tropical diseases like malaria.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the science shows exercising late at night, just before bed can disrupt sleep.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force and Navy both operate advanced jamming aircraft, such as the J-16D, equipped with pods that can disrupt radar, GPS, and datalinks across wide areas.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Texas Tech started slow in Manhattan, but the dam eventually broke due to Tech’s havoc-wreaking defense.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The real reason is to wreak as much havoc as humanly possible, or at least that’s what we’re given to believe from the way the hostess swans about while deftly manipulating dozens of puppet strings simultaneously.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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The couple welcomed a daughter, who died due to a childhood illness.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Some messages warn of a sudden campus illness outbreak, creating a sense of urgency, while others claim that a faculty member is under investigation, prompting recipients to check documents immediately.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her daughter was confused, and eventually asked Nasser for an explanation as to what had been said.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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At her spring show, Marie-Adam Leenaerdt brought back the style, but her shiny spandex stocking version ensures no one confuses the look for child’s play.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In my favorite works of his, like A Case for the Existence of God and A Bright New Boise—a play that has its own surreal dynamic with television screens, which play images of hell in the middle of a big-box store—Hunter locates an unnerving mysticism in between the atoms of the hyper-real.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Starring alongside Rachel Weisz (playing twins Angela and Isabel Dodson), Reeves stars as John Constantine, a demonologist who sends evil spirits straight to hell while contending with Gabriel (Tilda Swinton) and Lucifer (Peter Stormare).—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This handy kit comes with more than 30 travel-sized pouches of meds for any ailment, including Pepto-Bismol, ibuprofen, allergy relievers, decongestants, and more.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Means, through her book, blog and speaking appearances, has championed holistic health with a focus on whole and natural foods, exercise, and curbing pharmaceutical prescriptions for chronic ailments.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorder. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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