Standard Lemma guide

disordered

adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /dɪsˈɔɹdɚd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɔːdəd/
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S AO1 R D ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Chaotic; without clear order; in a state of disorder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

in an incorrect or unexpected order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Deranged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Having a medical disorder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a disordered gambler

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of disorder

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

not arranged in order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unordered

Antonyms: ordered

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

lacking orderly continuity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a confused set of instructions
  • a confused dream about the end of the world
  • disconnected fragments of a story
  • scattered thoughts

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: confused, disconnected, disjointed, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • troops fleeing in broken ranks
  • a confused mass of papers on the desk
  • the small disordered room
  • with everything so upset

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: broken, confused, upset

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: бязла́дны (bjazládny) — chaotic
  • Belarusian: неўпарадкаваны (njewparadkavany) — chaotic
  • Bulgarian: разбъркан (razbǎrkan) — chaotic
  • Bulgarian: неподреден (nepodreden) — chaotic
  • Dutch: onoverzichtelijk — chaotic
  • Dutch: chaotisch — chaotic
  • Dutch: wanordelijk — chaotic
  • Esperanto: malorda — chaotic
  • French: désordonné — chaotic
  • German: durcheinander — chaotic
  • Greek: ακατάστατος (akatástatos) — chaotic
  • Hindi: अव्यवस्थित (avyavasthit) — chaotic
  • Hindi: असंगठित (asaṅgṭhit) — chaotic
  • Hindi: अस्त-व्यस्त (ast-vyast) — chaotic
  • Latin: inconditus — chaotic
  • Māori: pōkīkī — chaotic
  • Māori: tūrangaranga — chaotic
  • Māori: tīraurau — chaotic
  • Māori: hahohaho — chaotic
  • Māori: pūaweawe — chaotic
  • Polish: bezładny — chaotic
  • Russian: беспоря́дочный (besporjádočnyj) — chaotic
  • Russian: неупоря́доченный (neuporjádočennyj) — chaotic
  • Spanish: desordenado — chaotic
  • Ukrainian: безла́дний (bezládnyj) — chaotic
  • Ukrainian: невпорядко́ваний (nevporjadkóvanyj) — chaotic
  • Spanish: trastornado — deranged or having a mental disorder