disorder
UK/dɪs'ɔːdə/US/dis'ɒ:dә/
NGSL 3kIELTSB2
Definitions
n.
A state of confusion; lack of order
混乱，杂乱
n.
Public violence or unrest
骚乱，动乱
n.
An illness that disrupts normal physical or mental functioning
（身心）失调，疾病
v.
To disrupt the normal arrangement or working of something
扰乱，使混乱
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis- (apart, not) + order = order pulled apart. The same image covers two domains: society's ranks breaking down (public disorder) and the body's normal working thrown out of place (a medical disorder, e.g. an eating disorder).
Root order still carries 34 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.civil disorder民间骚乱
- 2.in disorder混乱中
- 3.mental disorder精神障碍
- 4.eating disorder进食障碍
- 5.public disorder公共秩序混乱
Example Sentences
- 1.
The room was in complete disorder after the party.
- 2.
Troops were sent in to quell the civil disorder.
- 3.
He was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder.