disorder

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1. disorder - Noun

2. disorder - Verb

Meaning

Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.

Neglect of order or system; irregularity.

Breach of public order; disturbance of the peace of society; tumult.

Disturbance of the functions of the animal economy of the soul; sickness; derangement.

To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse.

To disturb or interrupt the regular and natural functions of (either body or mind); to produce sickness or indisposition in; to discompose; to derange; as, to disorder the head or stomach.

To depose from holy orders.

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Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder. Paul Valéry

It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling. Pierre Bayle

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order. Carl Jung

Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine. Denis Diderot

So it is with minds. Unless you keep them busy with some definite subject that will bridle and control them, they throw themselves in disorder hither and yon in the vague field of imagination... And there is no mad or idle fancy that they do no bring forth in the agitation. Michel de Montaigne

Disorder brings about order. Corsican Proverb

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