n.
- a lack of order; a confused or untidy state.
- the disruption of peaceful and law-abiding behaviour.
- Medicine a disruption of normal physical or mental functions:
a skin disorder.
v.
[
usu. as adj. disordered]
disrupt the functioning or order of.
Etymology
C15: alt., influenced by order, of earlier disordain, from OFr. desordener, ult. based on L. ordinare ‘ordain’.