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Disorder

noun

A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning. Synonym: upset. "Everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

A condition in which things are not in their expected places. Synonym: disorderliness.

A disturbance of the peace or of public order.

verb

(past & past part. disordered; pres. part. disordering)

Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. Synonyms: cark, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge.

Bring disorder to. Synonym: disarray.

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"Disorder" Quotes from Famous Books

... their fire, which soon told so severely upon the British ships that they were forced to withdraw. In the mean time, the assault of the Indians and troops had been checked, and the forces driven back in disorder, thus leaving ...

— The Naval History of the United States - Volume 2 (of 2) • Willis J. Abbot

... something to eat," he observed to General Jackson. He proceeded, followed by the dog, to the kitchen. It revealed an appalling disorder: the stove was spotted with grease, grey with settled ashes; a pile of ashes and broken china rose beyond; on the other side coal and wood had been carelessly stored. A table was laden with unwashed dishes, ...

— Mountain Blood - A Novel • Joseph Hergesheimer

... one especially distinguished herself by her Strong frame of body, and her long black hair, which, now that her cap was torn off, hung in disorder over her red face. The dark eyebrows were grown together. All seemed to rage most violently within her, and in truth she assumed something wild, nay almost brutal. Both arms she raised high in the air, and with outstretched fingers ...

— O. T. - A Danish Romance • Hans Christian Andersen

... declared Phil, who had entered at that moment. "Did he do all this?" he asked, looking about at the scene of disorder. ...

— The Circus Boys Across The Continent • Edgar B. P. Darlington

... Ill war and disorder, ruin and death, cannot last forever. They are by their own nature exceptional and suicidal, and spend themselves with what they feed on. And then the true laws of God's universe, peace and order, usefulness and life, will reassert themselves, as they have been waiting all along to ...

— Hereward, The Last of the English • Charles Kingsley

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