disordered

  • 1Disordered — Dis*or dered, a. 1. Thrown into disorder; deranged; as, a disordered house, judgment. [1913 Webster] 2. Disorderly. [Obs.] Shak. {Dis*or dered*ly}, adv. {Dis*or dered*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2disordered — I adjective aberrant, abnormal, agitated, amiss, anarchical, anomalous, askew, atypical, awry, bedraggled, bemuddled, capricious, changeable, changeful, chaotic, confused, deviating, disarranged, discomposed, discontinuous, disheveled, disjunct,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 3disordered — [adj] in a mess all over the place*, confused, deranged, disarranged, discombobulated, disconnected, discontinuous, disjointed, dislocated, disorganized, displaced, incoherent, in confusion, jumbled, mislaid, misplaced, molested, moved, muddled,… …

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  • 4disordered — [dis ôr′dərd, dis′ôr′dərd] adj. 1. put out of order; jumbled 2. not normal in health or function; ill …

    English World dictionary

  • 5disordered — [[t]dɪ̱sɔ͟ː(r)də(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as disordered, you mean it is untidy and is not neatly arranged. Moretti ran a hand through his disordered red hair. ...a disordered heap of mossy branches. Syn: messy 2) ADJ… …

    English dictionary

  • 6Disordered — Disorder Dis*or der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disordering}.] 1. To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse. [1913 Webster] Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence. Burke.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7disordered — dis·or·dered adj 1) not functioning in a normal orderly healthy way <disordered bodily functions> 2) mentally unbalanced <a disordered patient> <a disordered mind> …

    Medical dictionary

  • 8disordered — adjective Date: 1505 1. obsolete a. morally reprehensible b. unruly 2. a. marked by disorder < a disordered room > b. not functioning in a normal …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9disordered — dis|or|dered [dısˈo:dəd US ˈo:rdərd] adj 1.) not tidy, planned, or arranged in order ▪ her grey, disordered hair 2.) if someone is mentally disordered, their mind is not working in a normal and healthy way …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10disordered — dis|or|dered [ dıs ɔrdərd ] adjective 1. ) not neat or not arranged in an organized way: a disordered filing system 2. ) suffering from an illness: mentally/behaviorally disordered children …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English