Disorder — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

a condition in which things are not in their expected places

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɔːdə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɔːdə/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈʌkʃən/.

Examples

the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder
everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time
the files are in complete disorder

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unhinge distract trouble disarray disquiet perturb upset cark disorderliness

Antonyms

order orderliness

Parts of Speech

noun	a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning “the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder”
noun	a condition in which things are not in their expected places “the files are in complete disorder”
noun	a disturbance of the peace or of public order
verb	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed “She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill”
verb	bring disorder to

Word Forms

disorderly	adjective	completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
disorder	verb	bring disorder to
perturbation	noun	an unhappy and worried mental state
disquiet	noun	the trait of seeming ill at ease
trouble	noun	a strong feeling of anxiety
distraction	noun	mental turmoil
disorder	noun	a condition in which things are not in their expected places
disarray	noun	untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Störung

ein körperlicher Zustand, bei dem die normale Funktion gestört ist

🇫🇷French

trouble

une condition physique dans laquelle il y a une perturbation du fonctionnement normal

🇪🇸Spanish

trastorno

una condición física en la que hay una alteración del funcionamiento normal

🇮🇹Italian

disturbo

una condizione fisica in cui si verifica un disturbo del normale funzionamento

🇳🇱Dutch

stoornis

een fysieke aandoening waarbij er sprake is van een verstoring van het normale functioneren

🇵🇹Portuguese

desordem

uma condição física na qual há uma perturbação do funcionamento normal

🇷🇺Russian

беспорядок

физическое состояние, при котором происходит нарушение нормального функционирования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विकार

एक शारीरिक स्थिति जिसमें सामान्य कामकाज में गड़बड़ी होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাধি

একটি শারীরিক অবস্থা যেখানে স্বাভাবিক কাজকর্মের ব্যাঘাত ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

கோளாறு

இயல்பான செயல்பாட்டின் இடையூறு உள்ள ஒரு உடல் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

రుగ్మత

సాధారణ పనితీరు యొక్క భంగం ఉన్న శారీరక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

विकार

एक शारीरिक स्थिती ज्यामध्ये सामान्य कामकाजात अडथळा येतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવ્યવસ્થા

એક શારીરિક સ્થિતિ જેમાં સામાન્ય કામગીરીમાં ખલેલ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಯ ಅಡಚಣೆ ಇರುವ ದೈಹಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രമക്കേട്

സാധാരണ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെ അസ്വസ്ഥത ഉള്ള ഒരു ശാരീരിക അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਕਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਮ ਕੰਮਕਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੜਬੜ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خرابی

ایک جسمانی حالت جس میں عام کام کاج میں خلل پڑتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紊乱

正常功能受到干扰的身体状况

🇯🇵Japanese

障害

正常な機能に障害がある身体状態

🇰🇷Korean

무질서

정상적인 기능에 장애가 있는 신체 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rối loạn

một tình trạng thể chất trong đó có sự rối loạn hoạt động bình thường

🇹🇭Thai

ความผิดปกติ

สภาพร่างกายที่มีการรบกวนการทำงานปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekacauan

suatu kondisi fisik dimana terdapat gangguan fungsi normal

🇵🇭Filipino

kaguluhan

isang pisikal na kondisyon kung saan may pagkagambala sa normal na paggana

🇲🇾Malay

gangguan

keadaan fizikal di mana terdapat gangguan fungsi normal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اضطراب

حالة بدنية يكون فيها اضطراب في الأداء الطبيعي

🇮🇷Persian

بی نظمی

یک وضعیت فیزیکی که در آن اختلال در عملکرد طبیعی وجود دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

düzensizlik

normal işleyişin bozulduğu fiziksel bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

הפרעה

מצב גופני בו קיימת הפרעה בתפקוד התקין

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