Definition of disarray
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Examples of disarray in a Sentence
The room was in disarray.
The company has fallen into complete disarray.
Recent Examples of disarray from the Web
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And the disarray extends beyond the legislative process: Perhaps nowhere did the surprise factor of Trump’s victory show its impact more than in the effort to fill top jobs inside the administration.
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Some Sears and Kmart stores are in disarray, according to a new report, with problems ranging from a rat infestation to collapsing shelves and unworkable toilets.
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The interior of the car was left in disarray, but nothing seemed missing.
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The economic situation was dire and the country was in disarray.
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His arrival sets the small community's delicate and polite ecosystem into disarray, igniting passions from neighboring housewives, capturing the heart of a sensitive young local girl, and causing fury from her boyfriend.
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Rather, the suit described the administrators as reformers who saved the state's largest community college from financial disarray and implemented safeguards to protect its money.
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This is a team that has flourished amid disorder, and the Cavaliers are in disarray again days after having their title snatched by Kevin Durant and the Warriors.
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Setting such doubts aside, any ISIS leader -- Baghdadi or otherwise -- would see a battlefield of retreat and disarray.
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Origin and Etymology of disarray
disarray Synonyms
Synonyms
chance-medley, confusion, disarrangement, chaos, dishevelment, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, free-for-all, havoc, heck, hell, jumble, mare's nest, mess, messiness, misorder, muddle, muss, shambles, snake pit, tumble, welterAntonyms
order, orderlinessRelated Words
anarchy, lawlessness, misrule, riot; knot, snarl, tangle; labyrinth, maze, web; maelstrom, storm; bollix, clutter, litter, mishmash, shuffle; hodgepodge, medley, miscellany, morass, motleyNear Antonyms
method, pattern, plan, systemDefinition of disarray
transitive verb
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:to throw into disorder
- The discarded magazines and newspapers, the layers of dust and disarrayed rugs …
- —Gloria Naylor
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:undress
Examples of disarray in a Sentence
he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission
Origin and Etymology of disarray
Middle English disarayen, from Anglo-French desaraier, from des- dis- + arraier to array
disarray Synonyms
Synonyms
confuse, derange, disarrange, disorder, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upsetAntonyms
arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidyRelated Words
embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle; agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle; clutterNear Antonyms
align (also aline), line, line up, queue; classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize; adjust, fix; groom, make up, spruce (up); unscrambleDISARRAY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of disarray for English Language Learners
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: a lack of order : a confused or messy condition
DISARRAY Defined for Kids
disarray
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dis·ar·ray
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Definition of disarray for Students
:a confused or messy condition
- The room was in complete disarray.
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