What does disorder mean?
Word: Disorder
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Disorder means a state of untidiness or confusion; also an illness that upsets the way the body or mind works.
Synonyms: mess, confusion
Antonyms: order, neatness, tidiness
How do you spell disorder?
Syllables: dis - or - der
Tricky part: Write der at the close, not dar or dur.
Watch out for: disordar, disordur, disordor
Memory tip: A ladder knocked over leaves a shed in disorder, and both words end in der.
Disorder in a sentence
Example 1: The toys were left in disorder all over the floor.
Example 2: The meeting broke up in disorder.
Example 3: A doctor can help with a sleep disorder.
Fun Fact
Disorder was first used as a verb, meaning to throw something out of order; the noun for a mess came into use in the 1500s.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
disorder
a) peace
b) silence
c) comfort
d) chaos
Show answer
d) chaos. Chaos is a state of complete mess, just like disorder.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Mother sighed when she saw the dissorder in my cupboard.
a) cupboard
b) dissorder
c) sighed
d) Mother
Show answer
b) dissorder. Dis brings one s, and order begins with o, so nothing doubles.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) clutterd
b) jumbel
c) untidey
d) disorder
Show answer
d) disorder. Jumble ends in le, untidy ends in dy, and cluttered keeps the e before the d.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
rodsider
a) disorder
b) disowned
c) reordered
d) recorder
Show answer
a) disorder. Disowned needs a w, recorder a c, and reordered has three e's.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A room is in disorder. What do you see?
a) shoes lined up in a row
b) a neatly made bed by the window
c) everything put back in its place
d) clothes and books thrown everywhere
Show answer
d) clothes and books thrown everywhere
2. A puppy ran in and the hall fell into disorder. What happened?
a) everyone sat still and silent
b) people ran about in all directions
c) the lights were switched off
d) the meeting ended on time
Show answer
b) people ran about in all directions
