as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
the boys' bedroom was in its usual disarray
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission
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Recent Examples of disarray
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Beaten in their opener by Ireland in New York, Italy then went a man down against Norway and looked in disarray.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Yasmine Salam,
NBC News,
2 Dec. 2023
Hybrid data is here to stay, so don’t let data disarray slow innovation or undermine smart business decision making.
—
Ram Venkatesh,
Forbes,
10 Aug. 2022
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Noun
Meanwhile, Eliot’s personal life was in profound disarray.
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René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Beaten in their opener by Ireland in New York, Italy then went a man down against Norway and looked in disarray.
—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Verb
Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.
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Yasmine Salam,
NBC News,
2 Dec. 2023
Hybrid data is here to stay, so don’t let data disarray slow innovation or undermine smart business decision making.
—
Ram Venkatesh,
Forbes,
10 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarray
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To wreak havoc on an unknown person.
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He was also caught on surveillance video allegedly on the attack outside a pizzeria with a weapon, the outlet reported, adding that social media videos show havoc in other areas of the city as well.
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The fires also disrupted travel across parts of Miami-Dade County.
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Poor nutrition, lack of physical activity and health conditions like metabolic bone disease can disrupt bone remodeling, leading to weaker bones over time.
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The reason can be explained by a Japanese proverb about the importance of leaving no mess.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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The company has since shuffled several leaders, including naming a new human resources chief and the company’s first chief digital officer.
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The assistant shuffled to one side and the scene reset.
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The next moments in the Dodgers’ 6-5 walk-off win Friday were chaos.
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Renard's sudden, high-pressure arrival could, however, inject chaos and potentially inspire an unexpected performance from a team with nothing left to lose.
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.
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Why The Market Misprices Good Companies Investors often confuse business quality with investment quality.
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
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The golf practice center would disturb an already fragile ecosystem with a high water table, the board wrote.
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Gorsuch said the opinion was narrow and did not disturb other provisions of the law, which includes a ban on guns for drug addicts, ban on guns for people presently intoxicated and prohibition of firearms for those deemed a danger to themselves or others.
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“Disarray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarray. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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