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Disordered; disturbed. [Obs.] Milton. -- In`com*po"sed*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- In`com*pos"ed*ness, n. [Obs.]

Scythian, whose incursions wild Have wasted Sogdiana. Milton. The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire. Arbuthnot.

To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat. Shak. It made him rather indisposed than sick. Walton.

A slight disorder or illness. Rather as an indisposition in health than as any set sickness. Hayward.

Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy. The inebriating effect of popular applause. Macaulay.

le. The authority of Parliament must become inefficacious . . . to restrain the growth of disorders. Burke.

To disorder. [Obs.]

r country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc. Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued. Milton. An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty. Hume.

To make irregular; to disorder. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

ated, as when the head of a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well together; disordered. "The time is out of joint." Shak.

neraria), with cloverlike heads of red or yellow flowers, once used as a remedy for renal disorders, and also to stop the flow of blood from wounds; lady's-fingers.

rs up the hill. Granville. The line too labors,and the words move slow. Pope. To cure the disorder under which he labored. Sir W. Scott. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matt. xi. 28

Rowdy; rough; disorderly. [Australia & Eng.]

Disordered in the head; dilirious. Walpole.

Disorder or untidiness resulting from scattered rubbish, or from thongs lying about uncared for; as, a room in a state of litter.

Of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders.

To heap together in disorder. " Stuff lumbered together." Rymer.

Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane. I have heard my grandsire say full oft, Extremity of griefs would make men mad. Shak.

Disordered in mind; hot-headed. Shak.

Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder. The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. Buckminster.