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as in chaos
a state in which everything is out of order
the general disorder of the room after the guests finally left the party
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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
afflicted all her life with a nervous disorder
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser
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Recent Examples of disorder
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Additionally, people can develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can include intrusive thoughts and nightmares.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2024
Silent-majority voters, watching TV in their living rooms, saw a country that looked increasingly disordered, a perception that played into the Republicans’ hands.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Other potential issues include obsessive-compulsive disorder or seizure-like activity, both of which should be evaluated by a vet.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Additionally, people can develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can include intrusive thoughts and nightmares.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
Difficulty with emotional regulation is one possibility, but Caspi suspects the common thread is disordered thought: cognitive distortions that might take the form of delusions in psychosis, irrational fears in anxiety, knee-jerk negativity in depression, or intrusive thoughts in OCD.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2024
Silent-majority voters, watching TV in their living rooms, saw a country that looked increasingly disordered, a perception that played into the Republicans’ hands.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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In many cases, pet dogs, cats and other animals have been lost in the chaos or were left behind during evacuations.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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The answer gets tricky Jan. 10, 2025 Friday’s developments added to the sense of chaos surrounding the devastating wildfires, which have destroyed portions of Pacific Palisades and Malibu as well as Altadena, an unincorporated area outside the city of Los Angeles, killing at least 13 people.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs, possibly a million or more, were swept into camps and prisons, with former detainees reporting abuse, disease and, in some cases, death.Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Some people have trouble absorbing this vitamin due to disease, gastric surgery, or medication.Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 11 Jan. 2025
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In the last year, the FBI has disrupted other potential attacks inspired by the militant group, including in October when agents arrested an Afghan man in Oklahoma accused of plotting an election day attack targeting large crowds.Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Don't go to bed wearing makeup: Wearing makeup overnight can disrupt the skin barrier and trigger oiliness or other skin symptoms.Mark Gurarie, Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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Given Udoka’s obsession with creating as much defensive havoc as possible, this makes sense.Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Now, as billionaire Trump advisor Elon Musk continues to play havoc with crypto markets, fears have emerged China could have beaten Donald Trump and the U.S. to creating a bitcoin reserve.Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Patrik Laine missed a couple of games due to illness this week, but that does not seem to be a long-term issue.Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Interview ‘The Inexplicable Facets of Living in a Human Body’: An Interview with Emma Bolden Emma R. Cohen The author of The Tiger and the Cage on writing about her hysterectomy, the absurdities of medical metaphor, and the illness narratives that liberate and limit us.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Evans believes a lack of planning is largely to blame for our productivity failures, and warns people not to confuse being busy with being productive.Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Penn State’s receivers won’t be confused for an elite group, but tight end Tyler Warren is the top player in the country at that position, and the running back duo of Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton is one of the nation’s best.Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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For example, the team that has retired the No. 12 to honor its fans for making their stadium a hell pit for opponents actually graded the worst.Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The paintings in part evoked those horrors; many of them, hell scenes by Hieronymus Bosch included, made cryptic political comment on the cruelties of their day.Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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In several cases, chimps with ailments went out of their way to look for these plants.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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As reported by Newsweek and The Associated Press (AP), the agency has faced criticism from those who have reported cases and from advocates who accuse the government of long dismissing the array of ailments.David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorder. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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