Disorder
/dɪsˈɔːrdər/noun
A state of confusion or lack of order.
Did you know?In medieval times, disorder was often associated with chaos in the natural world, believed to invite misfortune and calamity into one's life.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰes-
“to put, to place, to make firm.”
Latin
Latin
dis- + ordo
“the prefix 'dis-' indicates separation or negation, combined with 'ordo' meaning order.”
Old French
Old French
desordre
“absence of order; chaos; confusion.”
Middle English
Middle English
disordere
“the state of lacking order or arrangement.”
Modern English
English
disorder
“a condition of confusion, chaos, or lack of structure.”