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disorderedIn a state of confusion or lacking proper arrangement; disrupted from normal organization or functioning.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: In a state of confusion or lacking proper arrangement; disrupted from normal organization or functioning.

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪsˈɔːrdərd/

Example Sentences

  • My teenager's room looks like a disordered crime scene - even CSI would give up!
  • The library books were in such a disordered pile that finding one was like playing lottery.
  • The disordered traffic during rush hour made him wish he had a helicopter.

disordered

ADJECTIVE

[/dɪsˈɔːrdərd/]

In a state of confusion or lacking proper arrangement; disrupted from normal organization or functioning.

In a state of confusion or lacking proper arrangement; disrupted from normal organization or functioning.
💡 Concept

In a state of confusion or lacking proper arrangement; disrupted from normal organization or functioning.

Though his studio stays disordered, his masterpiece remains perfectly ordered and bordered!
🎵 Rhyme

Though his studio stays disordered, his masterpiece remains perfectly ordered and bordered!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪsˈɔːrdərd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootorder
Suffix--ed

Origin

From Old French 'desordre' meaning 'confusion or disturbance,' which came from Latin 'dis-' (apart/away) and 'ordo' (arrangement, row).

Breakdown

dis- (apart/opposite) + order (arrangement, system) + -ed (adjective suffix meaning 'having the quality of')

🎵Rhyme

borderedrecordeddistorted

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My teenager's room looks like a disordered crime scene - even CSI would give up!

😄 Fun example

The library books were in such a disordered pile that finding one was like playing lottery.

😄 Fun example

The disordered traffic during rush hour made him wish he had a helicopter.

😄 Fun example

Her disordered schedule meant eating breakfast at midnight and dinner at dawn.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

chaoticconfuseddisorganizedjumbledmessy

Antonyms

orderedorganized

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