What's the difference between disarray and disorder?

Disarray


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
  • (v. t.) To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
  • (n.) Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
  • (n.) Confused attire; undress.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Moderate interstitial fibrosis without hypertrophy or disarray of myocytes was observed in a left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy specimen.
  • (2) Agüero tried to retreive the situation – proof that City had more than enough finishers on hand to take advantage of momentary Burnley disarray – though, forced away from goal, he shot from a narrow angle and missed the target.
  • (3) Amid Republican disarray, Democrats on Wednesday marked the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act on the East Steps of the Capitol.
  • (4) "The BBC was thrown into disarray by the errors in the blog and had no structure in place to deal with them.
  • (5) Dan Jarvis, MP for Barnsley Central, said: “Given that the Conservatives are in disarray and Labour has a reinvigorated membership … these elections are an excellent opportunity to significantly increase our political representation right across the country.
  • (6) Following Cisplatin, the bundles of stereocilia on the hair cells were found to be rough, disarrayed, fused, and finally absorbed.
  • (7) Christmas travel plans for thousands of families were in disarray last night as snow virtually shut Heathrow airport , with officials warning of further disruption "in the days that follow".
  • (8) Microscopic examination of the fibrous extrahepatic biliary tissue showed a disarray of small bile ductules.
  • (9) But the disarray within the Conservative party over immigration was highlighted again on Sunday when the environment secretary, Liz Truss, admitted that Britain needed EU migrants to fill unskilled jobs in the agricultural sector.
  • (10) In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy the major abnormalities of structure (massive ventricular hypertrophy, myofibrillar disarray, and narrow intramural coronary arteries) and of function (excessive ventricular contraction, systolic pressure gradients, increased ventricular stiffness with impaired relaxation and a tendency for sudden death) are used as the basis for selective and rational treatment with beta-blocking, calcium blocking, or antiarrhythmic agents, or a combination.
  • (11) There were no significant correlations among wall thickness of the left ventricle, the myocardial fibrosis ratio, the disarray area ratio, and the mean myocyte diameter of each segment.
  • (12) This review shows that the Government’s renewables strategy is in some disarray and struggling to catch up with developments.
  • (13) The government has also thrown housing associations’ financial plans into disarray by announcing that social landlords will be forced to reduce rents by 1% a year for four years from April 2016.
  • (14) In addition, in HCM patients, the ANP-present RVB specimens showed more severe fibrosis and myofiber disarray than did the ANP-absent specimens.
  • (15) These negotiations have been characterised by disarray on the part of the government, on a complete dislocation between different departments and the Treasury and it's been like boxing in the dark to try to negotiate with them."
  • (16) Every modern government returned with a majority looks to take advantage of its first few months when the opposition is in disarray by ditching some impractical pledges (“taking out the trash” in the parlance of special advisers), pushing through unpopular measures, maybe adding some nasty ones, while seeking to establish a narrative that will cause their electoral rivals difficulties once they have finished mourning the poll win that never came.
  • (17) Ultrastructurally, the cores contained disarrayed filament bundles attached to thickened Z-lines which were compatible with the rods of rod myopathies.
  • (18) Pulmonic atresia had similar right ventricular disarray and vessel changes, again most marked in the septum.
  • (19) However, the first two did nothing to resolve the problems they were designed to address, while the EU referendum, conducted in a racist and chauvinistic atmosphere, was a defeat for Cameron and threw the major political parties into disarray.
  • (20) The extent and distribution pattern of myocardial fibre disarray and fibrosis in the left ventricle were similar in hearts with hypertrophic myopathy whether or not asymmetrical septal hypertrophy was present.

Disorder


Definition:

  • (n.) Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.
  • (n.) Neglect of order or system; irregularity.
  • (n.) Breach of public order; disturbance of the peace of society; tumult.
  • (n.) Disturbance of the functions of the animal economy of the soul; sickness; derangement.
  • (v. t.) To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse.
  • (v. t.) To disturb or interrupt the regular and natural functions of (either body or mind); to produce sickness or indisposition in; to discompose; to derange; as, to disorder the head or stomach.
  • (v. t.) To depose from holy orders.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The findings are more consistent with those in studies of panic disorder.
  • (2) This selective review emphasizes advances in neurochemistry which provide a context for current and future research on neurological and psychiatric disorders encountered in clinical practice.
  • (3) Hypothyroidism complicated by spontaneous hyperthyroidism is an interesting but rare occurrence in the spectrum of autoimmune thyroid disorders.
  • (4) Diseases of the gastric musculature, including the inflammatory and endocrine myopathies, muscular dystrophies, and infiltrative disorders, can result in significant gastroparesis.
  • (5) The serum concentration of hyaluronan (HYA) was determined in 59 patients with various myeloproliferative disorders, including 33 patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis.
  • (6) The obvious need for highly effective contraception in women with existing disorders of glucose metabolism has led to a search for oral contraceptive (OC) regimens for such women that are efficient but without unacceptable metabolic side effects.
  • (7) Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are frequently accompanied by deteriorated renal functions and by pathological lesions in the glomeruli.
  • (8) Periodontal diseases are a collection of disorders that may affect patients throughout life.
  • (9) The study examined the sustained effects of methylphenidate on reading performance in a sample of 42 boys, aged 8 to 11, with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
  • (10) For assessment of clinical status, investigators must rely on the use of standardized instruments for patient self-reporting of fatigue, mood disturbance, functional status, sleep disorder, global well-being, and pain.
  • (11) Family therapists have attempted to convert the acting-out behavioral disorders into an effective state, i.e., make the family aware of their feelings of deprivation by focusing on the aggressive component.
  • (12) Our findings indicate that Turner girls have a functional brain disorder more often than the controls, particularly at the occipital and parietal areas and in those with hemispheric differences most often in the right hemisphere.
  • (13) Infusion of sodium lactate associated with isoproterenol could be used to combat the depressent effects of betablockers in patients with cardiac disorders.
  • (14) The review provides an update of drug-induced pulmonary disorders, focusing on newer agents whose effects on the lung have been studied recently.
  • (15) Hypercalcitoninemia was the most pronounced in patients with cardiac rhythm disorders and a simultaneous reduction in total serum calcium.
  • (16) Damage to this innervation is often initiated by childbirth, but appears to progress during a period of many years so that the functional disorder usually presents in middle life.
  • (17) We present a 40-year-old woman with manifestations of all three disorders.
  • (18) Osteogenesis imperfecta is the common term for a heterogeneous group of heritable disorders of connective tissue with lethal and nonlethal forms.
  • (19) What constitutes a "mental disorder" for purposes of the insanity defense?
  • (20) A 68 year-old man with a history of right thalamic hemorrhage demonstrated radiologically in the pulvinar and posterior portion of the dorsomedian nucleus developed a clinical picture of severe physical sequelae associated with major affective, behavioral and psychic disorders.