adjective
1. obsolete : morally reprehensible : unruly
2. : marked or characterized by disorder: as
a. : lacking a visible order or organization
the country was disordered for years, but gradually white traders … began to establish a foothold in the region of the Lower Congo — Tom Marvel
b. : existing in turmoil : lacking a central organizing control
a disordered country with a history of successive revolutions
c.
(1) : not functioning in an organically normal orderly healthy way
during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered
(2) : mentally unbalanced
a disordered patient
: not functioning in a sane manner
a disordered mind
• dis·or·dered·ly adverb
• dis·or·dered·ness noun