disordernoun
uk/dɪˈsɔː.dər/us/-ˈsɔːr.dɚ/disorder noun (CONFUSION)
C2 [ U ] a state of untidiness or lack of organization:
The whole office was in a state of disorder.
The opposition party have been in such disorder for so long that they pose no real threat to the present government.
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Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- dizzying
- ferment
- flutter
- mystique
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- whirl
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Dirt & untidiness
disorder noun (ILLNESS)
C1 [ C or U ] an illness of the mind or body:
a blood disorder
The family have a history of mental disorder.
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Disease & illness - general words
- abnormality
- autoimmune disease
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- bout
- CFS
- CGD
- complaint
- dose
- dreaded lurgy
- endemic
- lay
- life-threatening
- lurgy
- morbidity
- pandemic
- pinkeye
- strangulated
- syndrome
- wasting disease
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disorder noun (ANGRY SITUATION)
C1 [ U ] an angry, possibly violent, expression of not being happy or satisfied about something, especially about a political matter, by crowds of people:
The trial was kept secret because of the risk of public disorder.
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Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchy
- ASBO
- disturb
- ferment
- havoc
- instability
- lawless
- mayhem
- organized chaos
- pandemonium
- strife
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
- turmoil
- unrest
- upheaval
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