Disordered - English meaning

adjective

In a state of complete confusion and disorder.

Usage examples:

The political situation was chaotic

adjective

In a state of chaos

Usage examples:

The house is a bit chaotic at the moment - we've got all these extra people staying and we're still…

adjective

(of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered.

Usage examples:

She was utterly confused about what had happened

verb

Make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

Usage examples:

Past and present blurred together, confusing her still further

adjective

Unable to think clearly or to understand something

Usage examples:

Grandpa gets pretty confused sometimes, and doesn't even know what day it is., i'm a bit confused. …

verb

Make untidy or disordered.

Usage examples:

Had any of the statues been removed or disarranged?

verb

Past simple and past participle of disarrange

verb

To make something untidy

adjective

Not properly planned and controlled.

Usage examples:

The campaign was hopelessly disorganized

verb

Disrupt the systematic order or functioning of.

adjective

Badly planned and lacking order

Usage examples:

According to one officer, things are so disorganized that no one knows who is where.

adjective

Fastened with or having a knot or knots.

Usage examples:

A knotted rope

verb

Fasten with a knot.

Usage examples:

The scarves were knotted loosely around their throats

adjective

Joined by having been tied together in a knot, or containing a knot or knots

Usage examples:

A knotted rope, a knotted handkerchief

adjective

Full of knots.

Usage examples:

Panelling in knotty pine

adjective

(of a problem or difficulty) complicated and difficult to solve

Usage examples:

It was a very knotty problem.

adjective

With a lot of knots

Usage examples:

A knotty piece of wood

adjective

(especially of hair, wool, or fur) tangled into a thick mass.

Usage examples:

A cardigan of matted grey wool

verb

Tangle (something, especially hair) in a thick mass.

Usage examples:

The fur on its flank was matted with blood

verb

Give a matt appearance to (something).

Usage examples:

Its bright fresh surface was soon matted with dust and insects

adjective

Untidy or dirty.

Usage examples:

His messy hair

adjective

Dirty, unpleasant, or lacking order

Usage examples:

I hate a messy kitchen., he’s got a messy personal life.

adjective

(of hair or fur) long, thick, and unkempt.

Usage examples:

The mountain goat has a long, shaggy coat

adjective

Growing or spreading in an irregular, untidy way.

Usage examples:

His straggly dark hair

adjective

Growing or spreading out in an untidy way

Usage examples:

He has a long, straggly grey beard.

adjective

Twisted together untidily; matted.

Usage examples:

His hair was a tangled mess

verb

Twist together into a confused mass.

Usage examples:

The broom somehow got tangled up in my long skirt

adjective

Twisted into a messy mass of things

Usage examples:

She ran a hand through her tangled hair., the whole issue is getting too tangled (= confused).

adjective

In an untidy or badly organized state in which things or parts are not kept separate from each other

Usage examples:

The young trees grow through all sorts of tangly grass and undergrowth., my hair always looks great…

adjective

(of hair) untidy.

Usage examples:

She wore her hair in tousled curls

verb

Make (a person's hair) untidy.

Usage examples:

I tousled his wispy silver hair

adjective

(esp. of hair) looking messy

Usage examples:

She ran her fingers through her tousled hair.

adjective

Not brushed; untidy or unkempt.

Usage examples:

Unbrushed hair

adjective

Unbrushed hair has not been made smooth with a hairbrush

Usage examples:

Her blonde hair looked unbrushed, and she was wearing a scruffy old t-shirt., i was still in my paj…

adjective

(of a person's hair) not combed.

Usage examples:

His hair was matted and uncombed

adjective

Not neat and tidy in appearance.

Usage examples:

The pm's wife feared appearing ungroomed so much thereafter that she felt compelled to fly a top ha…

adjective

(especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance.

Usage examples:

They were unwashed and unkempt

adjective

Not arranged neatly and in order.

Usage examples:

The place was dreadfully untidy

adjective

(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.

Usage examples:

A herd of wild goats

noun

A natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.

Usage examples:

Kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild

verb

Treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous.

Usage examples:

Let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him

adjective

Carried or driven by the wind.

Usage examples:

Windblown sand

adjective

Carried by the wind

Usage examples:

They say that windblown pollen from the genetically modified trees could affect other nearby forest…

adjective

(of a place) exposed to strong winds.

Usage examples:

The windswept moors

adjective

(of places) open to and not protected from strong winds

Usage examples:

We drove along the windswept coast of big sur in southern california.