disorderliness
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- noun
- /dɪsˈɔrdərlinəs/
- The disorderliness of the classroom made it hard for the teacher to focus on the lesson.
Examples
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The disorderliness of the crowd forced the police to intervene.
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He complained about the disorderliness in the meeting, saying it made progress impossible.
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Teachers were concerned about the disorderliness during school assemblies.
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The disorderliness of the classroom was distracting.
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Her disorderliness often annoyed her roommates.
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Parents often complain about the disorderliness during school events, where children run around and make noise.
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The festival was marred by disorderliness, with crowds pushing and shouting throughout the streets.
Synonyms
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3.7
A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people
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5.0
Behavior that disturbs people in public and may be illegal
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3.9
Noisy or violent behavior that shows little control
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7.2
A situation where people do not follow rules and cause disorder
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4.5
Noisy, rough behavior that causes trouble
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3.7
Actions in public that disturb other people or cause trouble
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7.2
A tendency to be difficult to control and to disobey rules
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9.9
A tendency to be easily annoyed and hard to control
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7.9
Loud, rude actions that cause trouble for other people
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9.9
Not being able to control yourself or follow rules
Antonyms
How Disorderly
Surface Forms
Morphology
disorderliness = disorderly (transparent) = dis + order + ly + ness
Adding '-ness' to 'disorderly' regularly gives a noun meaning the condition or behavior of being disorderly.
Etymology
Disorderliness comes from the parts dis- meaning 'not' and order meaning 'control' or 'arrangement'. So it also describes when people are not in control or are rowdy, which is why it means unruly behavior or a lack of discipline.