disordered

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US/dɪsˈɔɹdɚd/UK/dɪsˈɔːdəd/

adjective

Chaotic; without clear order; in a state of disorder.

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of disorder
adjectivedisordered (comparative more disordered, superlative most disordered)

comparative more disordered · superlative most disordered

  1. Chaotic; without clear order; in a state of disorder.
  2. in an incorrect or unexpected order.
  3. Deranged.

    The frenzy which had unsettled the mind of the hermit was by him communicated to his hearers who, sinking into a trance, fell easy victims to the fearful visions of a disordered mind.

    1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress
  4. Having a medical disorder.

    a disordered gambler

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivethrown into a state of disarray or confusion

adjectivenot arranged in order

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian разбъркан, неподреден
  • разбъркан (razbărkan)chaotic
  • неподреден (nepodreden)chaotic
Dutch onoverzichtelijk, chaotisch
  • onoverzichtelijkchaotic
  • chaotischchaotic
  • wanordelijkchaotic
Esperanto malorda
  • malordachaotic
French désordonné
  • désordonnéchaotic
German durcheinander
  • durcheinanderchaotic
Greek ακατάστατος
  • ακατάστατος (akatástatos)chaotic
Hindi अव्यवस्थित, असंगठित
  • अव्यवस्थित (avyavasthit)chaotic
  • असंगठित (asaṅgṭhit)chaotic
  • अस्त-व्यस्त (ast-vyast)chaotic
Latin inconditus
  • incondituschaotic
Māori pōkīkī, tūrangaranga
  • pōkīkīchaotic
  • tūrangarangachaotic
  • tīraurauchaotic
  • hahohahochaotic
  • pūaweawechaotic
Polish bezładny
  • bezładnychaotic
Russian беспоря́дочный, неупоря́доченный
  • беспоря́дочный (besporjádočnyj)chaotic
  • неупоря́доченный (neuporjádočennyj)chaotic
Spanish desordenado, trastornado
  • desordenadochaotic
  • trastornadoderanged or having a mental disorder
Ukrainian безла́дний, невпорядко́ваний
  • безла́дний (bezládnyj)chaotic
  • невпорядко́ваний (nevporjadkóvanyj)chaotic
Cite this entry
APA

disordered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disordered

MLA

“disordered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disordered. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disordered,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disordered.

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