disorderly
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4.4
- adjective
- /dɪsˈɔrdərli/
:
indisciplinado
- The students were being disorderly during the assembly, making it hard for the teacher to speak.
- disorderly conduct
- disorderly behavior
- criminal and disorderly
Examples
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His disorderly behavior at the event led to his removal by security.
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When the crowd heard the announcement, they became disorderly and pushed toward the stage.
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I was being very disorderly.
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If everyone speaks at once, it becomes very disorderly.
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Police say she was issued a citation for disorderly conduct and released from custody.
Blog text (16) -
One kid in my system refused to get off the bus, got disorderly, and caused a commotion.
Blog text (4) -
Hoquiam officers had recently responded to the home on October 30 regarding a disorderly conduct call.
Blog text (20) -
The municipal court dropped the disorderly conduct charge against his wife but bound Spence over for trial.
Academic text (2007) -
You're sacked for being drunk and disorderly in public.
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We got a vagrant that's drunk and disorderly.
Synonyms
116
4.7
Not organized and full of confusion
57
5.8
Causing trouble that interrupts normal activity
41
4.3
Difficult to control and messy or noisy
34
3.6
Making a lot of noise and disturbing other people
18
4.6
Unable to control yourself or follow rules
11
4.0
Refuses to obey rules or people in charge
7
9.9
Being hard to control and easily annoyed, often causing trouble
3
7.3
Energetic and rough, not following usual rules
3
9.9
Very noisy and hard to control, like a loud crowd
2
7.9
Noisy violent behavior in public that is out of control
Antonyms
10
4.2
Acting in a controlled, orderly way and following rules because of training or self-control
Compounds
How Disorderly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disorderly comes from dis- 'not' and order 'control' or 'rules', so it is like saying someone is 'not following order'. That's why disorderly today describes people acting unruly or not keeping to the rules.