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disorder

/dɪsˈɔːdə(r)/noun

उच्चारण डिसॉर्डर

अव्यवस्था, गड़बड़ी

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    an untidy state; a lack of order or organization

    अव्यवस्था, गड़बड़ी

    • The room was in disorder.
    • Papers lay in disorder across the table.
    • His desk was in complete disorder.
    + 2 more examples
    • The shelves fell into disorder after the move.
    • Clothes lay in disorder on the floor.

    Synonyms untidiness mess chaos confusion clutter

    Opposite order tidiness neatness organization

  2. 2

    [U]

    violent behaviour of large groups of people

    उपद्रव, अशांति

    • public disorder
    • The festival ended in disorder when the crowd rushed the gates.
    • Police stopped the disorder outside the stadium.
    + 2 more examples
    • Civil disorder followed the announcement.
    • The city was calm after days of disorder.

    Synonyms unrest disturbance riot turmoil lawlessness

    Opposite order peace calm

  3. 3

    [C, U]

    an illness that causes a part of the body or mind to stop functioning correctly

    विकार, रोग

    • a sleep disorder
    • Doctors diagnosed him with a rare blood disorder.
    • Eating disorders are more common than people think.
    + 2 more examples
    • She has a nervous disorder that needs treatment.
    • The disorder affects the stomach.

    Synonyms illness disease condition ailment malady

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

in disorder

Means in a messy or confused state; the phrase has no article.

इसका अर्थ अव्यवस्थित या उलझी अवस्था में है; वाक्यांश में article नहीं लगता।

  • The room was in complete disorder.
  • The files lay in disorder.

a disorder of + noun (medical)

A medical disorder is an illness that disturbs normal function; it is countable.

चिकित्सा में disorder ऐसा रोग है जो सामान्य कार्य बिगाड़ दे; यह countable है।

  • Insomnia is a sleep disorder.
  • He suffers from a rare blood disorder.

civil / public disorder

Uncountable when it means violence by crowds.

भीड़ की हिंसा के अर्थ में यह uncountable है।

  • The police controlled the public disorder.

disorder vs disease

A disorder disturbs function; a disease has a specific cause such as an infection.

Disorder कार्य बिगाड़ता है; disease का कोई विशिष्ट कारण, जैसे संक्रमण, होता है।

  • Anxiety is a disorder, not a disease caused by germs.
+Collocations 4

adjective + disorder

mentaleatingsleepgeneticcivil

  • He is being treated for a sleep disorder.

verb + disorder

suffer fromcausetreatdiagnosecure

  • Doctors diagnosed a thyroid disorder.

state of disorder

fall into disorderin disorderthrow into disordertotal disorder

  • The meeting fell into disorder.

disorder + noun

clinicsymptomsrisk

  • She joined the eating disorder clinic.
“More examples 5
  • After the party, the hall was in total disorder.

पार्टी के बाद सभागार पूरी तरह अस्त-व्यस्त था।

  • Radhika's grandfather suffers from a stomach disorder.

राधिका के दादा को पेट की बीमारी है।

  • Rumours threw the market into disorder.

अफ़वाहों ने बाज़ार में अव्यवस्था फैला दी।

  • The crowd outside the stadium caused public disorder.

स्टेडियम के बाहर की भीड़ ने सार्वजनिक उपद्रव मचाया।

  • Stress can lead to sleep disorders.

तनाव से नींद की बीमारियाँ हो सकती हैं।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The room was in a disorder.

✓ The room was in disorder.

In this phrase, disorder takes no article.

इस वाक्यांश में 'disorder' के साथ article नहीं लगता।

✗ He has a disorder of sleep.

✓ He has a sleep disorder.

The natural pattern is noun + disorder.

स्वाभाविक रूप 'noun + disorder' है।

✗ There were a lot of disorders in the city after the match.

✓ There was a lot of disorder in the city after the match.

In the sense of public violence, disorder is uncountable.

सार्वजनिक उपद्रव के अर्थ में 'disorder' uncountable है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Disorder, mess and chaos all mean lack of order, with increasing strength.

Disorder, mess और chaos व्यवस्था की कमी बताते हैं, तीव्रता बढ़ते क्रम में।

disorder

Formal; lack of order, or an illness of function.

औपचारिक; व्यवस्था की कमी, या कार्य संबंधी रोग।

  • A mental disorder.

chaos

Complete confusion.

पूर्ण अराजकता।

  • Chaos on the road.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

dis·or·der

?Which word?

Keep the chaos words together: disorder, chaos (complete confusion), turmoil (great disturbance), mayhem (violent confusion), anarchy (no government or order).

अव्यवस्था के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: disorder, chaos (पूर्ण अव्यवस्था), turmoil (भारी उथल-पुथल), mayhem (हिंसक अव्यवस्था), anarchy (कोई सरकार या व्यवस्था नहीं, अराजकता)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Law and order, public disorder, an eating disorder.

Collocations: law and order (कानून-व्यवस्था), public disorder (सार्वजनिक अशांति या अव्यवस्था), an eating disorder (खान-पान से जुड़ी मानसिक बीमारी)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Under the Constitution, public order and police are State subjects (List II).

संविधान के तहत सार्वजनिक व्यवस्था और पुलिस राज्य के विषय हैं (सूची II)।