乱(みだ)れ

みだれ
noun
disorder, disturbance, disruption
See also: 乱(みだ)す (verb form)
1. disorder, disturbance, disruption
A state of confusion, lack of order, or irregularity. Used for both physical disarray and abstract concepts like social disorder or emotional turmoil.
生活(せいかつ)の乱(みだ)れが体調(たいちょう)に出(で)た。
The disruption in my lifestyle showed up in my health.
社会(しゃかい)の秩序(ちつじょ)の乱(みだ)れが問題(もんだい)になっている。
The breakdown of social order has become a problem.
心(こころ)の乱(みだ)れを感(かん)じて、深呼吸(しんこきゅう)をして落(お)ち着(つ)こうとした。
Feeling emotional turmoil, I tried to calm down by taking a deep breath.

乱(みだ)れ is a noun meaning disorder or disturbance, covering physical disarray, emotional turmoil, and social breakdown.

DERIVATION:
Noun form of the intransitive verb 乱(みだ)れる (to become disordered). The transitive counterpart is 乱(みだ)す (to throw into disorder).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 生活(せいかつ)の乱(みだ)れ: disruption of lifestyle
  • 心(こころ)の乱(みだ)れ: emotional turmoil
  • 秩序(ちつじょ)の乱(みだ)れ: breakdown of order
  • 髪(かみ)の乱(みだ)れ: disheveled hair

PATTERN:
Typically used with の to connect to the thing that is disordered: Xの乱(みだ)れ. Can also appear in literary or formal writing to describe chaos or upheaval.

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