Disorder vs. Disability — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Disorder and Disability
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Disorder
A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
Disability
A disability is any medical condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or effectively interact with the world around them (socially or materially). These conditions, or impairments, may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors.
Disorder
A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
Disability
A physical or mental condition that significantly limits a person's motor, sensory, or cognitive abilities.
Disorder
A condition characterized by lack of normal functioning of physical or mental processes
Kidney disorders.
A psychiatric disorder.
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Disability
The state of having such a condition
Discrimination based on disability.
Disorder
To throw into confusion or disarray.
Disability
A program that provides financial support to people with such conditions
Has been on disability for a month.
Disorder
To disturb the normal physical or mental health of; derange.
Disability
The economic assistance provided by such a program
Has been getting disability since the accident.
Disorder
Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
After playing the children left the room in disorder.
Disability
(Law) Lack of legal capacity to perform some act, such as to enter into a contract, because of infancy or lack of soundness of mind.
Disorder
A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room
The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.
Disability
State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.
Disorder
A physical or mental malfunction.
Bulimia is an eating disorder.
Disability
A mental condition causing a difficulty with an intellectual task.
Dyscalculia is math disability.
Disorder
(transitive) To throw into a state of disorder.
Disability
(disability theory) An inability imposed on a person by society's failure to accommodate their physical or mental differences from others, as opposed to impairment.
Disorder
(transitive) To knock out of order or sequence.
Disability
Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.
Disorder
Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.
Disability
Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state
I had to go on disability after the accident.
Did you get your disability this month?
Disorder
Neglect of order or system; irregularity.
From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part,And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art.
Disability
State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.
Grossest faults, or disabilities to perform what was covenanted.
Chatham refused to see him, pleading his disability.
Disorder
Breach of public order; disturbance of the peace of society; tumult.
Disability
Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.
The disabilities of idiocy, infancy, and coverture.
Disorder
Disturbance of the functions of the animal economy or of the soul; sickness; derangement.
Disability
The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness;
Reading disability
Hearing impairment
Disorder
To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse.
Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence.
The burden . . . disordered the aids and auxiliary rafters into a common ruin.
Disorder
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.
A man whose judgment was so much disordered by party spirit.
Disorder
To depose from holy orders.
Disorder
Condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning;
The doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder
Everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time
Disorder
A condition in which things are not in their expected places;
The files are in complete disorder
Disorder
A disturbance of the peace or of public order
Disorder
Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed;
She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
Disorder
Bring disorder to
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