disarrange

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈrānj How to pronounce disarrange (audio)
Definition of disarrangenext
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the wind had hopelessly disarranged my hair

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Recent Examples of disarrange Their habitats were ransacked, their migration routes disarranged, truncated, cut off. — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarrange
  1. disrupt
  2. disturb
  3. confuse
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  • Bondele was among hundreds of Ebola response workers in Bunia who staged strikes and protests over unpaid wages in recent weeks, at times abandoning health facilities and disrupting parts of the response as the outbreak continued to spread.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And maybe some Gen Zers are undersocialized and under-prepared after their education was disrupted by a global pandemic.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupt
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  • Burke’s friends and acquaintances who spoke with Rolling Stone were similarly disturbed.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • China’s introduction of a common buying agency has disturbed what has been an evenly balanced relationship which has sometimes favored one side over the other, but which eventually finds equilibrium.
    — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturb
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  • The Studio Behind The Technology Annapurna Studios (not to be confused with the Megan Ellison-founded Annapurna Pictures in Hollywood) has been a cornerstone of Indian cinema for half a century.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But there is the risk that his strategy will backfire by confusing investors.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of confuse

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