乱(みだ)す

みだす
verb (godan)
to disturb, to throw into disorder
1. to disturb, to disrupt, to throw into disorder
To cause something orderly to become disordered or confused. Used for both physical order and abstract concepts like peace, discipline, or rhythm.
列(れつ)を乱(みだ)さないでください。
Please don't break the line.
風(かぜ)が髪(かみ)を乱(みだ)した。
The wind messed up my hair.
一人(ひとり)の選手(せんしゅ)の反則(はんそく)がチーム全体(ぜんたい)のリズムを乱(みだ)してしまった。
One player's foul disrupted the entire team's rhythm.

CONJUGATION: 乱(みだ)す is a godan verb. Te-form: 乱(みだ)して. Passive: 乱(みだ)される.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 秩序(ちつじょ)を乱(みだ)す (to disturb order)
  • 風紀(ふうき)を乱(みだ)す (to corrupt public morals)
  • 平和(へいわ)を乱(みだ)す (to disturb the peace)
  • 心(こころ)を乱(みだ)す (to upset one's composure)
  • 列(れつ)を乱(みだ)す (to break ranks)

The intransitive counterpart is 乱(みだ)れる (to become disordered).

Related Words

Pair verb: 乱(みだ)れ (noun form)
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Added 2026.2.16 16:35 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:42
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