The sudden power outage plunged the data center into complete disorder, halting all operations.
突然的停电使数据中心陷入完全混乱，所有操作都停止了。
Which choice best defines “disorder”?
A — A state of confusion or lack of order. “disorder” means a state of confusion or lack of order.
Which word means “a state of confusion or lack of order”?
D — disorder. “disorder” means a state of confusion or lack of order.
disorder — a state of confusion or lack of order. In Chinese: 混乱.
disorder is pronounced /dɪsˈɔːrdər/.
The sudden power outage plunged the data center into complete disorder, halting all operations. (突然的停电使数据中心陷入完全混乱，所有操作都停止了。)
chaos, confusion, turmoil — all close in meaning to disorder (a state of confusion or lack of order).
order, organization — each the opposite of disorder (a state of confusion or lack of order).
Yes. disorder is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.