disorder

noun

/dɪsˈɔːdə(r)/

/dɪsˈɔːrdər/

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[countable, uncountable] (medical) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly
- a blood/bowel disorder
- eating disorders
- He was suffering from some form of psychiatric disorder.
- This is a rare disorder of the liver.
- Most people with acute mental disorder can be treated at home.
see also attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, multiple personality disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, seasonal affective disorder, split personality disorder
Synonyms disease
disease
- illness
- disorder
- infection
- condition
- ailment
- bug
These are all words for a medical problem.
- disease a medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection:
  He suffers from a rare blood disease.
- illness a medical problem, or a period of suffering from one:
  She died after a long illness.
disease or illness?Disease is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs. Illness is used to talk about both more severe and more minor medical problems, and those that affect mental health: heart/kidney/liver illness • mental disease. Disease is not used about a period of illness: She died after a long disease.
- disorder (rather formal) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly:
  a rare disorder of the liver.
  A disorder is generally not infectious. Disorder is used most frequently with words relating to mental problems, for example psychiatric, personality, mental and eating. When it is used to talk about physical problems, it is most often used with blood, bowel and kidney, and these are commonly serious, severe or rare.
- infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body:
  a throat infection
- condition a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it:
  a heart condition
- ailment (rather formal) an illness that is not very serious:
  childhood ailments
- bug (informal) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild:
  a nasty flu bug
Patterns
- to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug
- to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug
Extra Examples
- Consumption of fatty acids may help prevent the disorder.
- Her doctor diagnosed a thyroid disorder.
- She suffers from a rare blood disorder.
- Some people develop psychological disorders as a result of trauma.
- disorders affecting the very old, such as senile dementia
- disorders of the digestive system
- the argument that thin models in magazines cause eating disorders
- She's got some kind of bowel disorder.
- a/an psychiatric/personality/mental/depressive/eating disorder
Topics Illnessb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- serious
- severe
- chronic
- …
verb + disorder
- have
- suffer from
- develop
- …
disorder + verb
- affect something
preposition
- disorder of
See full entry
[uncountable] (formal) an untidy state; a lack of order or organization
- The room was in a state of disorder.
- in (…) disorder His financial affairs were in complete disorder.
- Everyone began shouting at once and the meeting broke up in disorder.
opposite order
Extra Examples
- The country was thrown into disorder by the strikes.
- He died suddenly, leaving his financial affairs in complete disorder.
- He loves tidying up, making order out of disorder.
- The gang of men scattered in disorder.
- The world's currency markets were thrown into disorder.
- the wild disorder of her red hair
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
verb + disorder
- throw something into
preposition
- in disorder
phrases
- a state of disorder
See full entry
[uncountable] (formal) violent behaviour of large groups of people
- an outbreak of rioting and public disorder
- Twenty people were arrested after a night of civil disorder.
compare order
Extra Examples
- The initiative aims to tackle alcohol-related disorder in towns.
- The police will not tolerate disorder of any kind on our streets.
- There have been outbreaks of serious public disorder.
- Troops were sent in to quell the disorder.
- new restrictions aimed at preventing social disorder
- problems of youth disorder in our cities
- the pressures on police caused by drink-related disorder
- The food crisis led to outbreaks of rioting and public disorder.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- serious
- widespread
- violent
- …
… of disorder
- outbreak
verb + disorder
- create
- lead to
- quell
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate 15th cent. (as a verb): alteration, influenced by order, of earlier disordain, from Old French desordener, ultimately based on Latin ordinare ‘ordain’.

单词	disorder
释义	disorder noun /dɪsˈɔːdə(r)/ /dɪsˈɔːrdər/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] (medical) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly a blood/bowel disorder eating disorders He was suffering from some form of psychiatric disorder. This is a rare disorder of the liver. Most people with acute mental disorder can be treated at home. see also attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, multiple personality disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, seasonal affective disorder, split personality disorder Synonyms diseasedisease illness disorder infection condition ailment bug These are all words for a medical problem. disease a medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection: He suffers from a rare blood disease. illness a medical problem, or a period of suffering from one: She died after a long illness. disease or illness?Disease is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs. Illness is used to talk about both more severe and more minor medical problems, and those that affect mental health: heart/kidney/liver illness • mental disease. Disease is not used about a period of illness: She died after a long disease. disorder (rather formal) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly: a rare disorder of the liver. A disorder is generally not infectious. Disorder is used most frequently with words relating to mental problems, for example psychiatric, personality, mental and eating. When it is used to talk about physical problems, it is most often used with blood, bowel and kidney, and these are commonly serious, severe or rare. infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body: a throat infection condition a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it: a heart condition ailment (rather formal) an illness that is not very serious: childhood ailments bug (informal) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild: a nasty flu bug Patterns to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug Extra Examples Consumption of fatty acids may help prevent the disorder. Her doctor diagnosed a thyroid disorder. She suffers from a rare blood disorder. Some people develop psychological disorders as a result of trauma. disorders affecting the very old, such as senile dementia disorders of the digestive system the argument that thin models in magazines cause eating disorders She's got some kind of bowel disorder. a/an psychiatric/personality/mental/depressive/eating disorder Topics Illnessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective serious severe chronic … verb + disorder have suffer from develop … disorder + verb affect something preposition disorder of See full entry [uncountable] (formal) an untidy state; a lack of order or organization The room was in a state of disorder. in (…) disorder His financial affairs were in complete disorder. Everyone began shouting at once and the meeting broke up in disorder. opposite order Extra Examples The country was thrown into disorder by the strikes. He died suddenly, leaving his financial affairs in complete disorder. He loves tidying up, making order out of disorder. The gang of men scattered in disorder. The world's currency markets were thrown into disorder. the wild disorder of her red hair Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete verb + disorder throw something into preposition in disorder phrases a state of disorder See full entry [uncountable] (formal) violent behaviour of large groups of people an outbreak of rioting and public disorder Twenty people were arrested after a night of civil disorder. compare order Extra Examples The initiative aims to tackle alcohol-related disorder in towns. The police will not tolerate disorder of any kind on our streets. There have been outbreaks of serious public disorder. Troops were sent in to quell the disorder. new restrictions aimed at preventing social disorder problems of youth disorder in our cities the pressures on police caused by drink-related disorder The food crisis led to outbreaks of rioting and public disorder. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective serious widespread violent … … of disorder outbreak verb + disorder create lead to quell … See full entry Word Originlate 15th cent. (as a verb): alteration, influenced by order, of earlier disordain, from Old French desordener, ultimately based on Latin ordinare ‘ordain’.
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