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Disarray

Disarray Meaning & Definition
Disarray Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Disarray?

[n] untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)
[n] a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
[v] bring disorder to

Synonyms | Synonyms for Disarray: confusion | disorder | disorderliness | mental confusion

Related Terms | Find terms related to Disarray: ataxia | chaos | clutter | derange | derangement | disarrange | disarrangement | disarticulation | discomfiture | discompose | discomposure | disconcertedness | disharmony | dishevel | dishevelment | disintegration | disjunction | dislocate | dismantle | disorder | disorderliness | disorganization | disorganize | disproportion | disrobe | disruption | disturb | disturbance | do a strip-tease | entropy | haphazardness | huddle | incoherence | indiscriminateness | inharmonious harmony | irregularity | jumble | litter | mess | mess up | misarrange | most admired disorder | muddle | muss | muss up | nonsymmetry | nonuniformity | perturbation | promiscuity | promiscuousness | randomness | ruffle | rummage | rumple | scatter | snarl | strip | topsy-turviness | tousle | turbulence | unarray | uncase | unclothe | undrape | undress | unsettle | unsymmetry | ununiformity | upset

See Also | alter | bafflement | befuddlement | bemusement | bewilderment | change | cognitive state | daze | derange | disarrange | disorientation | distraction | fog | half-cock | haze | jamais vu | jumble | mess | mess up | messiness | mystification | obfuscation | perplexity | perturb | puzzlement | scramble | state of mind | throw out of kilter | throw together | untidiness

Disarray In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis`ar*ray"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disarrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disarraying}.] [Pref. dis- + array, v.: cf. OF. desarroyer, desarreier.] 1. To throw into disorder; to break the array of. Who with fiery steeds Oft disarrayed the foes in battle ranged. --Fenton. 2. To take off the dress of; to unrobe. So, as she bade, the witch they disarrayed. --Spenser.
\Dis`ar*ray"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]sarroi.] 1. Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion. Disrank the troops, set all in disarray. --Daniel. 2. Confused attire; undress. --Spenser.

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