Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Derangement (Subversion of Order; bringing into disorder)

Nouns
Verbs
  • derange
  • disarrange, misarrange
  • displace, misplace
  • mislay, discompose, disorder
  • deorganize, discombobulate, disorganize
  • embroil, unsettle, disturb, confuse, trouble, perturb, jumble, tumble
  • shuffle, randomize
  • huddle, muddle, toss, hustle, fumble, riot
  • bring into disorder, put into disorder, throw into disorder etc. [Absence, or want of Order, etc.] Disorder
  • muss [U.S.]
  • break the ranks, disconcert, convulse
  • break in upon. unhinge, dislocate, put out of joint, throw out of gear. turn topsy-turvy etc. (invert) Inversion
  • bedevil
  • complicate, involve, perplex, confound
  • imbrangle, embrangle, tangle, entangle, ravel, tousle, towzle, dishevel, ruffle
  • rumple etc. (fold) Fold. litter, scatter
  • mix etc. [Forming a whole without coherence.] Mixture. rearrange etc. [Double or mutual change.] Interchange.
Adjectives
  • deranged etc. v.
  • syncretic, syncretistic
  • mussy, messy
  • flaky
  • random, unordered [U.S.].