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disorder

noun
/dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/UK/dɪsˈɔɹdɚ/US/dɪzˈɔːɹdəɹ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French desordre (modern French désordre), from Old French desordre, from des- + ordre; by surface analysis, dis- + order (<< Latin ōrdō). Compare typologically Russian непоря́док (neporjádok), беспоря́док (besporjádok), неуря́дица (neurjádica) (akin to ряд (rjad), поря́док (porjádok)).

  1. derived from ōrdō
  2. derived from desordre
  3. borrowed from desordre

Definitions

  1. Absence of order

    Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

    • After playing the children left the room in disorder.
    • It was a household in permanent and benevolent disorder, pervaded by the gentle thrill of religious persecution.

  2. 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.

  3. A physical or mental malfunction.

    • Near-synonyms: disease, illness (both often synonymous)
    • Bulimia is an eating disorder.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To throw into a state of disorder.

    2. To knock out of order or sequence.

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Derived

acquired disorder, adjustment disorder, affective disorder, alcohol use disorder, amputee identity disorder, antisocial personality 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 dysmorphic disorder, body-focused repetitive behavior disorder, body integrity identity disorder, borderline-personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, caffeine use disorder, celebrity obsession 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 · +100 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at disorder. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at disorder. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at disorder

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA