disordered

disordered
a) Chaotic; without clear order; in a state of disorder.

The frenzy which had unsettled the mind of the hermit was by him communicated to his hearers who, sinking into a trance, fell easy victims to the fearful visions of a disordered mind.

b) Deranged.
See Also: disorderly, ordered

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  • Disordered — Dis*or dered, a. 1. Thrown into disorder; deranged; as, a disordered house, judgment. [1913 Webster] 2. Disorderly. [Obs.] Shak. {Dis*or dered*ly}, adv. {Dis*or dered*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disordered — I adjective aberrant, abnormal, agitated, amiss, anarchical, anomalous, askew, atypical, awry, bedraggled, bemuddled, capricious, changeable, changeful, chaotic, confused, deviating, disarranged, discomposed, discontinuous, disheveled, disjunct,… …   Law dictionary

  • disordered — [adj] in a mess all over the place*, confused, deranged, disarranged, discombobulated, disconnected, discontinuous, disjointed, dislocated, disorganized, displaced, incoherent, in confusion, jumbled, mislaid, misplaced, molested, moved, muddled,… …   New thesaurus

  • disordered — [dis ôr′dərd, dis′ôr′dərd] adj. 1. put out of order; jumbled 2. not normal in health or function; ill …   English World dictionary

  • disordered — [[t]dɪ̱sɔ͟ː(r)də(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as disordered, you mean it is untidy and is not neatly arranged. Moretti ran a hand through his disordered red hair. ...a disordered heap of mossy branches. Syn: messy 2) ADJ… …   English dictionary

  • Disordered — Disorder Dis*or der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disordering}.] 1. To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse. [1913 Webster] Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence. Burke.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disordered — dis·or·dered adj 1) not functioning in a normal orderly healthy way <disordered bodily functions> 2) mentally unbalanced <a disordered patient> <a disordered mind> …   Medical dictionary

  • disordered — adjective Date: 1505 1. obsolete a. morally reprehensible b. unruly 2. a. marked by disorder < a disordered room > b. not functioning in a normal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • disordered — dis|or|dered [dısˈo:dəd US ˈo:rdərd] adj 1.) not tidy, planned, or arranged in order ▪ her grey, disordered hair 2.) if someone is mentally disordered, their mind is not working in a normal and healthy way …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • disordered — dis|or|dered [ dıs ɔrdərd ] adjective 1. ) not neat or not arranged in an organized way: a disordered filing system 2. ) suffering from an illness: mentally/behaviorally disordered children …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • disordered — UK [dɪsˈɔː(r)də(r)d] / US [dɪsˈɔrdərd] adjective 1) not tidy, or not arranged in an organized way a disordered filing system 2) suffering from an illness mentally/behaviourally disordered children …   English dictionary

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