What (who) is disorder - definition
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Disorders; Disorder (disambiguation); Disorder (film); Diſorders; Diſorder
disorder
n.
lack of order
1) to throw into disorder
2) in disorder (to retreat in disorder)
riot
3) violent disorders
4) disorders broke out
ailment
5) a brain; circulatory; digestive, intestinal; mental; minor; neurotic; personality; respiratory disorder
disorder
I. n.
1.
Confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorganization, irregularity, jumble, want of order.
2.
Tumult, disturbance, commotion, riot.
3.
Turbulence, tumultuousness, riotousness.
4.
Distemper, complaint, malady, sickness, disease, ail, ailment, indisposition.
II. v. a.
1.
Derange, disarrange, disturb, discompose, confuse, unsettle, disorganize, upset, throw into confusion, turn topsy-turvy, put out of place.
2.
Impair the functions of, produce disease in.
disorder
¦ 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 functioning or order of.
Origin
C15: alt., influenced by order, of earlier disordain, from OFr. desordener, ult. based on L. ordinare 'ordain'.
Wikipedia
Disorder
Disorder may refer to randomness, non-order, or no intelligible pattern.
Disorder may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for disorder
1. disorder.
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2. disorder.
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3. disorder--
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4. disorder.
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5. Disorder.
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Examples of use of disorder
1. Panic disorder, phobias, obsessive–compulsive disorder and post–traumatic stress disorder also have anxiety as a major component.
2. Shoplifting is a compulsive disorder, gluttony an eating disorder.
3. Chief among them were obsessive–compulsive disorder, depression, insomnia and a brief psychotic disorder.
4. Others included anxiety disorder (24 percent), adjustment disorder (24 percent), depression (20 percent) and substance abuse disorder (20 percent). Of all veterans of Iraq or Afghanistan who sought VA services, post–traumatic stress disorder affected 13 percent, the study said.
5. Other diagnoses included anxiety disorder, depression, substance use disorder, or other behavioral or psychosocial problem.