disorder: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with R
Meaning of disorder
noun
- countable, uncountable
Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
Example: After playing the children left the room in disorder.
- countable, uncountable
A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
Example: The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room
- countable
A physical or mental malfunction.
Example: Bulimia is an eating disorder.
Listed forms: disorders, disordre.
Source: Wiktionary — disorder.
verb
- transitive
To throw into a state of disorder.
- transitive
To knock out of order or sequence.
Listed forms: disorders, disordering, disordered, disordre.
Source: Wiktionary — disorder.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for disorder.
noun
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
noun
a condition in which things are not in their expected places
verb
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
verb
bring disorder to
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is disorder in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of disorder
D(2) + I(1) + S(1) + O(1) + R(1) + D(2) + E(1) + R(1) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of disorder
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from disorder
97 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in disorder. Showing up to 24, longest first.