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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnordnung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oon-ord-noong
"Die Unordnung auf dem Tisch machte es schwer, etwas zu finden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being untidy or messy.
"The untidiness of the room made it difficult to find anything." - 2
A lack of order or neatness in appearance or organization.
"Her desk's untidiness reflected her busy schedule."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'untidiness' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with 'tidy', which comes from the Middle English 'tidy', meaning 'neat or orderly'. The concept has evolved over centuries to encompass a broader range of meanings related to disorder and lack of neatness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Untidiness" is said worldwide
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désordre
Transliteration: dez-or-dre
"Le désordre de la pièce rendait difficile de trouver quoi que ce soit."
Unordnung
Transliteration: oon-ord-noong
"Die Unordnung auf dem Tisch machte es schwer, etwas zu finden."
disordine
Transliteration: dee-zor-dee-neh
"Il disordine nella stanza rendeva difficile trovare qualcosa."
desorden
Transliteration: des-or-den
"El desorden de la habitación dificultaba encontrar algo."
desordem
Transliteration: deh-zor-dem
"A desordem do quarto tornava difícil encontrar algo."
अव्यवस्था
Transliteration: avyavastha
"कमरे की अव्यवस्था कुछ भी खोजने में कठिनाई पैदा कर रही थी।"
混乱
Transliteration: hùnluàn
"房间的混乱使得很难找到任何东西。"
혼란
Transliteration: honlan
"방의 혼란은 무엇이든 찾기 어렵게 만들었습니다."
混乱
Transliteration: konran
"部屋の混乱は何かを見つけるのを難しくしました。"
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