disordered
adjective
dis·or·dered
(ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-dərd 
(ˌ)diz-
1
2
a
: marked by disorder
a disordered room
b
: not functioning in a normal orderly healthy way
a disordered mind
disorderedly
adverb
disorderedness
noun
Examples of disordered in a Sentence
The project was in a disordered state.
The file was completely disordered.
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The free-for-all results in a neighborhood with a more disordered, organic layout than elsewhere in town.
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Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
And kids can develop disordered eating despite a parent's best effort to instill healthy eating habits.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
While the rise of GLP-1s brings a myriad of valid concerns − such as its contribution to disordered eating and promotion of thinness as the ideal body type − Williams' outspokenness is a crucial, balanced example of healthy and transparent GLP-1 usage.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Identifying this common mechanism could deepen our understanding of consciousness while improving medical treatments, from safer anesthesia to treatments for patients trapped in disordered states of awareness.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
And kids can develop disordered eating despite a parent's best effort to instill healthy eating habits.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
While the rise of GLP-1s brings a myriad of valid concerns − such as its contribution to disordered eating and promotion of thinness as the ideal body type − Williams' outspokenness is a crucial, balanced example of healthy and transparent GLP-1 usage.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Identifying this common mechanism could deepen our understanding of consciousness while improving medical treatments, from safer anesthesia to treatments for patients trapped in disordered states of awareness.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disordered
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“Disordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disordered. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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