1 [U] an untidy state; a lack of order or organization:
His financial affairs were in complete disorder. * The room was in a state of disorder. * Everyone began shouting at once and the meeting broke up in disorder.
OPPORDER
2 [U] violent behaviour of large groups of people:
an outbreak of rioting and public disorder * Twenty people were arrested after a night of civil disorder.
compareORDER(3)
3 [C,U] an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly:
a blood / bowel disorder * eating disorders * He was suffering from some form of psychiatric disorder. * a rare disorder of the liver * Most people with acute mental disorder can be treated at home.
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Is disorder a noun, verb, or something else?
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