Disorderly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

undisciplined and unruly

in utter disorder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌktʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɔːdəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɔːdəli/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈʌktʃɚ/.

Examples

disorderly youths
disorderly conduct
a disorderly pile of clothes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jumbled higgledy-piggledy chaotic hugger-mugger topsy-turvy

Antonyms

orderly

Parts of Speech

adjective	undisciplined and unruly “disorderly youths”
adjective	in utter disorder “a disorderly pile of clothes”
adjective	completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing

Word Forms

disorderliness	noun	rowdy behavior
hugger-mugger	noun	a state of confusion
topsy-turvyness	noun	a state of extreme confusion and disorder
chaos	noun	a state of extreme confusion and disorder

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungeordnet

undiszipliniert und widerspenstig

🇫🇷French

désordonné

indiscipliné et indiscipliné

🇪🇸Spanish

desordenado

indisciplinado y rebelde

🇮🇹Italian

disordinato

indisciplinato e indisciplinato

🇳🇱Dutch

wanordelijk

ongedisciplineerd en onhandelbaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

desordenado

indisciplinado e indisciplinado

🇷🇺Russian

беспорядочный

недисциплинированный и неуправляемый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उल्टा पुल्टा

अनुशासनहीन और अनियंत्रित

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্ছৃঙ্খল

অনিয়মিত এবং অশান্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒழுங்கற்ற

ஒழுக்கமற்ற மற்றும் கட்டுக்கடங்காத

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రమరహితంగా

క్రమశిక్షణ లేని మరియు వికృత

🇮🇳Marathi

अव्यवस्थित

अनुशासनहीन आणि अनियंत्रित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવ્યવસ્થિત

અનુશાસનહીન અને અનિયંત્રિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯಿಂದ

ಅಶಿಸ್ತಿನ ಮತ್ತು ಅಶಿಸ್ತಿನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രമരഹിതമായ

അച്ചടക്കമില്ലാത്തതും അനിയന്ത്രിതവുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਢੰਗੇ

ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨਹੀਣ ਅਤੇ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ترتیبی

غیر نظم و ضبط اور غیر منظم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乱

不守纪律、不守规矩

🇯🇵Japanese

無秩序な

規律のない、手に負えない

🇰🇷Korean

무질서한

규율이 없고 다루기 힘든

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mất trật tự

vô kỷ luật và ngang ngược

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เป็นระเบียบ

ไม่มีวินัยและเกเร

🇮🇩Indonesian

kacau

tidak disiplin dan sulit diatur

🇵🇭Filipino

magulo

walang disiplina at masungit

🇲🇾Malay

tidak teratur

tidak berdisiplin dan tidak terkawal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير منظم

غير منضبطة وغير منضبطة

🇮🇷Persian

بی نظم

بی انضباط و بی انضباط

🇹🇷Turkish

düzensiz

disiplinsiz ve asi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פָּרוּעַ

לא ממושמע וסורר

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