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Disorder

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

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Narrower term 42

Acholia 76% connected

Deficiency or want of bile.

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Add 76% connected

To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

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Ailment 76% connected

Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases.

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Anarchy 76% connected

Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion.

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Choking 76% connected

of Choke

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Clutter 76% connected

A confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; as, the room is in a clutter.

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Commotion 76% connected

Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

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Complaint 76% connected

Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.

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Confusion 76% connected

The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.

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Disarrangement 76% connected

The act of disarranging, or the state of being disarranged; confusion; disorder.

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Discord 76% connected

Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied…

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Disorderliness 76% connected

The state of being disorderly.

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Disorganization 76% connected

The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.

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Disruption 76% connected

The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks…

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Disturbance 76% connected

An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercis…

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Dysphagia 76% connected

Alt. of Dysphagy

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Dysuria 76% connected

Alt. of Dysury

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Failure 76% connected

Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.

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Flutter 76% connected

To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.

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Fuddle 76% connected

To make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated.

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Hydrocele 76% connected

A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of the scrotum or in the coverings, especially in the serous sac, investing the testicle or the s…

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Idiopathy 76% connected

A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection.

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Ill 76% connected

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Impaction 76% connected

The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skull or of the hip.

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Instability 76% connected

The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness;…

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Jumble 76% connected

To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.

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kerfuffle 76% connected

A commotion or fuss

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Mess 76% connected

Mass; church service.

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Muddle 76% connected

To make turbid, or muddy, as water.

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Muss 76% connected

A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.

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Riot 76% connected

Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.

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Rioting 76% connected

of Riot

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Roughness 76% connected

The quality or state of being rough.

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Rowdyism 76% connected

the conduct of a rowdy.

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Smother 76% connected

To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to…

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Sprue 76% connected

Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.

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Strangulation 76% connected

The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.

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Strife 76% connected

The act of striving; earnest endeavor.

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To-do 76% connected

Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.

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Turbulence 76% connected

The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation.

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Upheaval 76% connected

The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.

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Welter 76% connected

To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about, especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Disturb 76% connected

To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Status 76% connected

State; condition; position of affairs.

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Trouble 76% connected

To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

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Upset 76% connected

To set up; to put upright.

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Manner of action 8

Derange 76% connected

To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or embarrassment; to disorder;…

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Disarrange 76% connected

To unsettle or disturb the order or due arrangement of; to throw out of order.

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Jumble 76% connected

To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.

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Mess 76% connected

Mass; church service.

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Perturb 76% connected

To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.

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Scramble 76% connected

To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

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Vex 76% connected

To to/s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

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Worry 76% connected

To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

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Disarray 74% connected

To throw into disorder; to break the array of.

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Disarray 74% connected

To throw into disorder; to break the array of.

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Disorderly 74% connected

Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state.

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Disorderly 74% connected

Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state.

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Synonym 9

Cark 92% connected

A noxious or corroding care; solicitude; worry.

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Disarray 92% connected

To throw into disorder; to break the array of.

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Disorderliness 92% connected

The state of being disorderly.

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Disquiet 92% connected

Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.

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Distract 92% connected

Separated; drawn asunder.

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Perturb 92% connected

To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.

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Trouble 92% connected

To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

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Unhinge 92% connected

To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.

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Upset 92% connected

To set up; to put upright.

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Antonym 2

Order 94% connected

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

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Order 94% connected

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

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