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disorder




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disorder
     1. n. Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
           After playing the children left the room in disorder.
     2. n. 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. n. (medicine) A physical or mental malfunction.
           Bulimia is an eating disorder.
     4. v. To throw into a state of disorder.
     5. v. To knock out of order or sequence.

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Example Sentences

She worries that she might be suffering from an anxiety disorder. 



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