Disordered | Definition of disordered by Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of DISORDERED

1

obsolete

a : morally reprehensible

b : unruly

2

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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Synonyms: 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

Antonyms: bandbox, crisp, kempt, neat, neatened, ordered, orderly, organized, shipshape, snug, tidied, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-ordered

1

: not functioning in a normal orderly healthy way <disordered bodily functions>

2

: mentally unbalanced <a disordered patient> <a disordered mind>

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