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Adjective: disordered  dis'or-du(r)d
  1. Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
    "the small disordered room";
    - broken, confused, upset
     
  2. Lacking orderly continuity
    "a disordered set of instructions";
    - confused, disconnected, disjointed, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected
     
  3. Not arranged in order
    "The books on the shelf were in a disordered state";
    - unordered, out of order
Verb: disorder  dis'or-du(r)
  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

See also: disorganised [Brit], disorganized, incoherent

Type of: alter, change, disturb, modify, trouble, upset

Antonym: ordered

Encyclopedia: Disorder