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disorder

noun [U] (CONFUSION)
 
 
/dɪˈsɔː.dər/ US  /-ˈsɔːr.dɚ/

Definition

C2 a state of untidiness or lack of organization: The whole office was in a state of disorder. The opposition party have been in such disorder for so long that they pose no real threat to the present government.Confusion, confusing and feeling confusedDirt and untidiness
(Definition of disorder noun (CONFUSION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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