I. noun
1.
Synonyms: confusion 3, ataxia, ||ballup, chaos, clutter, disarray, huddle, muddle, snarl, topsy-turviness
Contrasted words: orderliness; pattern, plan
Antonyms: order
2.
breach of public order
the overthrow of the government caused disorder in the country
Synonyms: anarchism, anarchy, distemper, misrule, riot
Related Word: anomie; agitation, commotion, convulsion, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, upheaval
Antonyms: order
3.
Synonyms: disease 1, affection, ailment, complaint, condition, ill, infirmity, malady, sickness, syndrome
4.
Synonyms: sickness 1, affliction, diseasedness, illness, indisposition, infirmity, unhealth
II. verb
1.
to undo the fixed or proper order of something
disorder the carefully arranged contents of a drawer
Synonyms: derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, distemper, disturb, jumble, ||mammock, mess (up), mix up, muddle, muss (up), ||mux, rummage, shuffle, tumble, unsettle, upset; compare confuse 5
Related Word: ball up, embroil; dishevel, rumple
Idioms: make hay of
Contrasted words: arrange, marshal, methodize, organize, systematize; align, array, line, line up, range; adjust, fix, regulate
Antonyms: order
2.
Synonyms: upset 5, derange, sicken, turn, unhinge, unsettle