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disorder
A	noun
	1	disorder
				a disturbance of the peace or of public order
		Category Tree: state ╚disorder ╚turbulence; upheaval; Sturm und Drang ╚discord; strife ╚disturbance; disruption; commotion; stir; flutter; hurly burly; to-do; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; kerfuffle ╚rowdiness; rowdyism; roughness; disorderliness ╚rioting; riot ╚confusion ╚instability ╚anarchy; lawlessness
	2	disorder, upset
				condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚disorder, upset ╚cardiovascular disease ╚bladder disorder ╚eating disorder ╚ailment; complaint; ill ╚acute brain disorder; acute organic brain syndrome ╚achylia; achylia gastrica ╚acholia; cholestasis ╚achlorhydria ╚abruptio placentae ╚abocclusion ╚organic disorder ╚functional disorder ╚immunological disorder
	3	disorderliness, disorder
				a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚disorderliness, disorder ╚clutter; jumble; muddle; mare's nest; welter; smother ╚disorganization; disorganisation; disarrangement ╚mess; messiness; muss; mussiness ╚untidiness ╚shambles
B	verb
	1	disorder, disarray
				bring disorder to
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚disorder, disarray ╚scramble; jumble; throw together ╚disarrange ╚perturb; derange; throw out of kilter ╚mess; mess up
	2	perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
				disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
		Category Tree: affect; impress; move; strike ╚disturb; upset; trouble ╚perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder ╚worry; vex

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