Meaning
disorder, untidiness, confusion, chaos, mess
- excess, intemperance
- riot, disorder, disturbance
In a sentence
Che disordine in camera tua, hai perso tutto?
What a mess in your room, did you lose everything?
Dopo la festa, il salotto è rimasto in disordine.
After the party, the living room was left messy.
Gli eccessi e il disordine gli hanno fatto male.
Excess and disorder harmed him.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| disordine | masculine · singular |
| disordini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use disordine for messy rooms, paperwork, or general chaos. For a specific mess of objects, casino is more colloquial and concrete.
- For public unrest, disordini is often plural: ci sono stati disordini dopo la partita.
- Don't confuse it with disordine alimentare, a fixed phrase for eating disorder; *disturbo alimentare is also common in medical contexts.