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- pronunciation:
- dIs
or
d
 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
lack of order or arrangement.
Our house is in disorder because we're moving next week.- antonyms:
- order, tidiness
- similar words:
- chaos, clutter, hash, jumble, mess, muddle, tangle
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| definition 2: |
a physical or mental sickness or ailment.
She has a heart disorder that won't allow her to exercise.- synonyms:
- ailment, illness, sickness
- antonyms:
- health
- similar words:
- affliction, complaint, condition, disease
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| related words: |
illness, tumble, turmoil |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
disorders, disordering, disordered |
| definition: |
to disturb the order of.
Don't disorder the papers on the table.- synonyms:
- clutter, disturb, mess up, muddle, muss up, upset
- antonyms:
- adjust, dispose, order
- similar words:
- confuse, jumble, scramble, tangle
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| related words: |
displace, disturb, mix, muddle |
The word disorder
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs (dishearten) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
ord, ordin
Latin
root
that means row, rank, order
Example words:
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