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disordered
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adjective
(= broken, confused, upset)
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
troops fleeing in broken ranks
a confused mass of papers on the desk
the small disordered room
with everything so upset
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adjective
(= confused, disconnected, scattered)
lacking orderly continuity
a confused set of instructions
a confused dream about the end of the world
disconnected fragments of a story
scattered thoughts
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adjective
not arranged in order
phase
Noun
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A phase is stage in a process.
We will look at very basic ideas during the first phase of training.
As the war enters its final phase, the role of the UN will probably become more important.
Teenagers often go through a phase of being attracted to someone of the same sex.
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If things are in phase, they are working, moving, or changing together.
phase
Verb
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If you phase something in, you introduce it step by step.
Over the next few years, all farm support was slowly phased out.