Definition of "disorder" in English

noun

1. Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

   • After playing the children left the room in disorder.

2. A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

   • The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room
   • The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.

3. (medicine, countable) A physical or mental malfunction.

   • Bulimia is an eating disorder.

verb

1. (transitive) To throw into a state of disorder.

2. (transitive) To knock out of order or sequence.