乱れる (midareru) Japanese meaning: be disordered | Kotomora

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乱れる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be disordered; be disarranged; be disheveled

Describes physical disorder: hair, clothes, room, order, rhythm, etc. Intransitive counterpart to 乱す.

乱みだすN1
乱す is the transitive verb meaning 'to throw into disorder', while 乱れる is its intransitive counterpart meaning 'to become disordered'.

散ちらかるN3sense 1
散らかる describes physical clutter scattered in a space, while 乱れる can describe that or more abstract disorder like rhythm or emotions.
動どう揺ようN1sense 2
動揺する is a more formal word for being emotionally shaken, while 乱れる (of the heart or mind) is the everyday way to say feelings become upset.
混こん乱らんN3sense 3
混乱する stresses confusion or disorder in a system or situation, while 乱れる focuses on the breakdown of order itself, as in society or discipline.
崩くずれるN3sense 1
崩れる emphasizes a structured thing collapsing or losing its form, while 乱れる emphasizes elements falling out of proper order or sequence.
荒あれるN2
乱れる emphasizes things falling out of order or rhythm (hair, schedule, life), whereas 荒れる suggests a more turbulent, chaotic decline of one's life or state.

整ととのうN2sense 1
整う means things are neatly arranged or in order, the opposite of 乱れる meaning things are disordered or disheveled.
治おさまるN1sense 3
治まる means chaos or disorder settles down and returns to peace, the opposite of 乱れる describing a slide into social chaos.
定さだまるN1
定まる describes something becoming settled or stable, while 乱れる describes it becoming disordered or unstable.

From 乱す (to disturb) + intransitive helper れる, indicating spontaneous or passive change. The kanji 乱 conveys disorder or confusion.