disarrange

dis·ar·range

transitive verb \ˌdis-ə-ˈrānj\

Definition of DISARRANGE

: to disturb the arrangement or order of <hair disarranged by the wind>

— dis·ar·range·ment \-mənt\ noun

Examples of DISARRANGE

1. The wind disarranged my hair.
2. His bed was disarranged and clothes were strewn on the floor.

First Known Use of DISARRANGE

1744

Related to DISARRANGE

Synonyms

confuse, derange, disorder, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset

Antonyms

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

Related Words

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle; agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle; clutter

Near Antonyms

align (also aline), line, line up, queue; classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize; adjust, fix; groom, make up, spruce (up); unscramble

Rhymes with DISARRANGE

base exchange, Bismarck Range, counterchange, driving range, interchange, omnirange, post exchange, stock exchange