disordered Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
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verb bring disorder to
disarray; disorder.
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adjective satellite thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
broken; upset; confused.
- troops fleeing in broken ranks
- a confused mass of papers on the desk
- the small disordered room
- with everything so upset
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adjective satellite lacking orderly continuity
disconnected; garbled; scattered; confused; disjointed; unconnected; illogical.
- a confused set of instructions
- a confused dream about the end of the world
- disconnected fragments of a story
- scattered thoughts
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adjective not arranged in order
unordered.
WordNet
Dis*or"dered adjective
Definitions
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Thrown into disorder; deranged; as, a .disordered house, judgment -
Disorderly. Obs. Shak. --Dis*or"dered*ly , adv. --Dis*or"dered*ness , n.