as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
the disarrangement of the files makes it almost impossible to find anything
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarrangement
Noun
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The narrow streets bend, wrap back on themselves, and otherwise create directional havoc.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025 -
The consent decree clears a major hurdle for the Omnicom-IPG deal, with the companies seeking to merge as artificial intelligence prepares to wreck havoc across the industry.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, homeowners who enjoy entertaining might prioritize a scullery or prep kitchen/pantry to keep the party mess out of view.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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In the wacky political world of Southeast Los Angeles County — where scandals seem to bloom every year with the regularity of jacarandas — there’s never been a mess as pendejo as the one stirred up this week by Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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And there was a lot of chaos on the court as the Warriors were celebrating on foreign turf and the media was scrambling to figure out where the most advantageous spots were for postgame coverage.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The Supercharger network has grown since then, though not without a period of chaos for the automaker and the entire car industry that bet on it.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2025
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For potential patients, this information overload—and the social baggage that comes with it—often creates more confusion than clarity.—
Christy Saia-Owenby,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The juror also explained brief confusion Wednesday afternoon that arose out of a verdict that jurors later retracted before it was read in court.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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There’s more pressing current affairs to attend to right now, and hell, there’s a new Lorde album to bop to.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Season two saw Valerie cast in an HBO project about the sitcom writer who made her life hell in season one, earning widespread acclaim professionally even as her personal life was falling apart.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Erin Morrow, a native of Powder Springs, Georgia, was diagnosed at age 20 with a cardiac conduction disorder that left her at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Federal regulators have already approved several gene therapies to help treat certain conditions, including blood disorders like sickle cell disease, neurological conditions like spinal muscular atrophy in kids, and cancers, including certain types of leukemias and lymphomas.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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Days earlier, Iran’s bombing had escalated global tensions, potentially throwing trips like hers into disarray.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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And now, Trump’s economic tariffs plan has thrown global trade into disarray.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
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“Disarrangement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarrangement. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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