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disordered
adjective dis·or·dered
: in a confused or messy state : having a lack of order or organization
medical : not working in a normal, healthy way
Full Definition of DISORDERED
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a : marked by disorder <a disordered room> b : not functioning in a normal orderly healthy way <a disordered mind>
— dis·or·dered·ly adverb
— dis·or·dered·ness noun
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First Known Use of DISORDERED
1505
Related to DISORDERED
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- chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled (or dishevelled), messy, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, littered, messed, muddled, mussed, mussy, pell-mell, rumpled, sloppy, topsy-turvy, tousled, tumbled, unkempt, untidy, upside-down
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disordered
adjective dis·or·dered
Medical Definition of DISORDERED
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: not functioning in a normal orderly healthy way <disordered bodily functions>
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: mentally unbalanced <a disordered patient> <a disordered mind>
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