1. A condition in which things are not in their expected places
   "the files are in complete disorder";
   - disorderliness
    
2. A disturbance of the peace or of public order
   "The protest devolved into disorder as tensions escalated"
    
3. A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
   "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder";
   - upset

1. Bring disorder to
   "The wind disordered her carefully styled hair";
   - disarray
    
2. Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
   "The bad news disordered his thoughts";
   - perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark [archaic], distract

Derived forms: disordered, disordering, disorders

Type of: alter, change, condition, disturb, modify, physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state, state, status, trouble, upset

Antonym: order

Encyclopedia: Disorder