disorder (verb)

  • 1disorder — noun 1 untidy state; lack of order ADJECTIVE ▪ complete VERB + DISORDER ▪ throw sth into ▪ The country was thrown into disorder by the strikes. PREPOSITION ▪ …

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  • 2disorder — noun 1》 a lack of order; a confused or untidy state. 2》 the disruption of peaceful and law abiding behaviour. 3》 Medicine a disruption of normal physical or mental functions: a skin disorder. verb [usu. as adjective disordered] disrupt the… …

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  • 3disorder — (v.) late 15c., from dis not (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + the verb order (see ORDER (Cf. order)). Replaced earlier disordeine (mid 14c.), from O.Fr. desordainer, from M.L. disordinare throw into disorder, from L. ordinare to order, regulate (see …

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  • 4disorder — ► NOUN 1) a lack of order; confusion. 2) the disruption of peaceful and law abiding behaviour. 3) Medicine a disruption of normal physical or mental functions. ► VERB ▪ bring disorder to …

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  • 5disorder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of order Nouns 1. disorder, derangement; irregularity; misrule, anarchy, anarchism; untidiness, disunion; disquiet, discord; confusion, confusedness; disarray, jumble, huddle, litter, mess, mishmash …

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  • 6disorder — I. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. to disturb the order of 2. to disturb the regular or normal functions of II. noun Date: 1523 1. lack of order < clothes in disorder > 2. breach of the peace or public order …

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  • 7disorder — /dɪsˈɔdə / (say dis awduh) noun 1. lack of order or regular arrangement; disarrangement; confusion. 2. an irregularity. 3. breach of order; disorderly conduct; a public disturbance. 4. a derangement of physical or mental health or functions.&#8230; …

  • 8Semantic pragmatic disorder — (SPD) or pragmatic language impairment (PLI) is a developmental disorder that many experts believe is closely related to autism and Asperger s Syndrome. The name refers to the fact that people with SPD have special challenges with the semantic&#8230; …

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  • 9Major depressive disorder — For other depressive disorders, see Mood disorder. Major Depressive Disorder Classification and external resources …

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  • 10confuse — I (bewilder) verb abash, addle, astonish, baffle, befog, befuddle, bemuddle, confound, confundere, daze, discompose, disconcert, distract, embarrass, flurry, fluster, fog, jumble, mislead, mix up, muddle, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, permiscere,&#8230; …

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