Disarray

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion. uncountable

    "Tottenham pushed forward in an attempt to complete the recovery - but only succeeded in leaving themselves wide open to Chelsea's attacks and Redknapp's side ended in total disarray."

  2. 2
    untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) wordnet
  3. 3
    Confused attire; undress; dishabille. uncountable
  4. 4
    a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To throw into disorder; to break the array of. transitive

    "Who with fiery steeds / Oft disarray'd the foes in battle ranged."

  2. 2
    bring disorder to wordnet
  3. 3
    To take off the dress of; to unrobe. transitive

    "So as she bad, that witch they disaraid"

Synonyms

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disorderataxiachaosclutterconfusednessconfusion

Example

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"In a far, far away universe where whatever is visualized becomes real, a noob tried to visualize a four dimensional object only to end up visualizing an object with an infinite number of dimensions that sent our entire existence into disarray thereby ending the universe as we know it."

Etymology

From Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from des- (“dis-”) + areer (“to array”).

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