disorder

障害、疾患

体や心の一部が正常に働かなくなる状態。

やさしい英語で： A condition that stops part of your body or mind from working normally.

• He has a sleep disorder.
• The doctor diagnosed a rare blood disorder.
• Some eating disorders need long periods of treatment.

類義語： condition, illness

よく使う表現： eating disorder, sleep disorder, mental disorder

騒乱、混乱

人々が騒いだり暴力を振るったりして、平穏な生活を乱す状況。

やさしい英語で： A situation in which people behave noisily or violently and disturb normal peaceful life.

• Police were called after reports of disorder.
• There was serious public disorder after the match.
• The protests led to days of civil disorder.

類義語： unrest, disturbance, turmoil

反対語： peace, order

よく使う表現： public disorder, civil disorder, violent disorder

乱雑、無秩序

物が散らかっていたり、きちんと並んでいなかったりする状態。

やさしい英語で： A state in which things are untidy or badly arranged.

• The room was in disorder.
• His papers lay in complete disorder on the floor.
• We tried to bring order to the disorder around us.

使い方： in disorder (The papers on her desk were in disorder.)

類義語： mess, confusion, disarray

反対語： order

よく使う表現： in disorder, complete disorder, leave in disorder