A lack of order or regular arrangement

• snafu

  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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• tumble

  1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
  2. To fall, roll, or move end over end:
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:

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  1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
  2. To fall, roll, or move end over end:
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:

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• topsy-turviness

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• scramble

  1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
  2. To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something:
  3. To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

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  1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
  2. To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something:
  3. To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

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• muss

  1. To make messy or untidy; rumple.
  2. A state of disorder; a mess.

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  1. To make messy or untidy; rumple.
  2. A state of disorder; a mess.

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• muddle

  1. To mix together, especially confusedly:
  2. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
  3. To put into a state of confusion; confuse:

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  1. To mix together, especially confusedly:
  2. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
  3. To put into a state of confusion; confuse:

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• mix-up

  1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle:
  2. A fight or melee.

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  1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle:
  2. A fight or melee.

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• mess

  1. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition:
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:

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  1. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition:
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:

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• jumble

  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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• disorganization

  1. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
  2. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government.

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  1. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
  2. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government.

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• disorderliness

  1. The state or quality of being disorderly.

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  1. The state or quality of being disorderly.

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• disorderedness

  1. The quality of being disordered.

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  1. The quality of being disordered.

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• disorder

  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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• disarray

  1. A state of disorder; confusion.
  2. Disorderly dress.
  3. To throw into confusion; upset.

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  1. A state of disorder; confusion.
  2. Disorderly dress.
  3. To throw into confusion; upset.

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• disarrangement

  1. Upset of the normal order.

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  1. Upset of the normal order.

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• confusion

  1. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  2. An instance of being confused:
  3. Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.

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  1. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  2. An instance of being confused:
  3. Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.

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• confusedness

  1. The state or quality of being confused

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  1. The state or quality of being confused

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• clutter

  1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble:
  2. A confused noise; a clatter.
  3. To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner:

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  1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble:
  2. A confused noise; a clatter.
  3. To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner:

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• chaos

  1. A condition or place of great disorder or confusion.
  2. A disorderly mass; a jumble:
  3. The disordered state of unformed matter and infinite space supposed in some cosmogonic views to have existed before the ordered universe.

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  1. A condition or place of great disorder or confusion.
  2. A disorderly mass; a jumble:
  3. The disordered state of unformed matter and infinite space supposed in some cosmogonic views to have existed before the ordered universe.

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Serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely

• alienation

  1. The act of alienating or the condition of being alienated; estrangement:
  2. Emotional isolation or dissociation.
  3. The act of transferring property or title to it to another.

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  1. The act of alienating or the condition of being alienated; estrangement:
  2. Emotional isolation or dissociation.
  3. The act of transferring property or title to it to another.

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• aberration

  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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• mania

  1. An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire:
  2. A manifestation of bipolar disorder, marked usually by high energy, racing thoughts, irritability, and rapid speech.

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  1. An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire:
  2. A manifestation of bipolar disorder, marked usually by high energy, racing thoughts, irritability, and rapid speech.

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• unbalance

  1. To upset the balance of; cause to become unsteady.
  2. To upset the stability or equilibrium of:
  3. To cause (a person or the mind) to be unbalanced.

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  1. To upset the balance of; cause to become unsteady.
  2. To upset the stability or equilibrium of:
  3. To cause (a person or the mind) to be unbalanced.

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• psychopathy

  1. Mental disorder, especially antisocial personality disorder.

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  1. Mental disorder, especially antisocial personality disorder.

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• mental illness

  1. Any of various disorders characterized by impairment of an individual's thoughts, emotions, or social functioning, including schizophrenia and mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.

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  1. Any of various disorders characterized by impairment of an individual's thoughts, emotions, or social functioning, including schizophrenia and mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.

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• madness

  1. The condition of being mentally deranged.
  2. Great folly:
  3. Enthusiasm; excitement:

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  1. The condition of being mentally deranged.
  2. Great folly:
  3. Enthusiasm; excitement:

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• lunacy

  1. Mental derangement; craziness:
  2. Intermittent mental derangement attributed to the changing phases of the moon.
  3. Great or wild foolishness:

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  1. Mental derangement; craziness:
  2. Intermittent mental derangement attributed to the changing phases of the moon.
  3. Great or wild foolishness:

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• insanity

  1. Severe mental illness or derangement. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. Unsoundness of mind sufficient to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or sufficient to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
  3. Incapacity to form the criminal intent necessary for legal responsibility, as when a mental disorder prevents a person from knowing the difference between right and wrong.

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  1. Severe mental illness or derangement. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. Unsoundness of mind sufficient to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or sufficient to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
  3. Incapacity to form the criminal intent necessary for legal responsibility, as when a mental disorder prevents a person from knowing the difference between right and wrong.

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• insaneness

  1. insanity; madness
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. insanity; madness
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• disturbance

  1. The act of disturbing:
  2. The condition of being disturbed:
  3. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.

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  1. The act of disturbing:
  2. The condition of being disturbed:
  3. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.

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• dementia

  1. Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain. It is sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.

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  1. Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain. It is sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.

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• craziness

  1. (uncountable) The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.
  3. (countable) The result or product of being crazy.

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  1. (uncountable) The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.
  3. (countable) The result or product of being crazy.

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• brainsickness

  1. The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness

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  1. The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness

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Confusion

• jumble

  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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• muddle

  1. To mix together, especially confusedly:
  2. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
  3. To put into a state of confusion; confuse:

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  1. To mix together, especially confusedly:
  2. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
  3. To put into a state of confusion; confuse:

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• disorder

  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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Insanity

• lunacy

  1. Mental derangement; craziness:
  2. Intermittent mental derangement attributed to the changing phases of the moon.
  3. Great or wild foolishness:

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  1. Mental derangement; craziness:
  2. Intermittent mental derangement attributed to the changing phases of the moon.
  3. Great or wild foolishness:

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• madness

  1. The condition of being mentally deranged.
  2. Great folly:
  3. Enthusiasm; excitement:

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  1. The condition of being mentally deranged.
  2. Great folly:
  3. Enthusiasm; excitement:

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• dementia

  1. Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain. It is sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.

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  1. Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain. It is sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.

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