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disarray

[ dis-uh-rey ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
  2. to undress.


noun

  1. disorder; confusion:

    The army retreated in disarray.

  2. disorder of apparel.

disarray

/ ˌɪəˈɪ /

noun

  1. confusion, dismay, and lack of discipline
  2. (esp of clothing) disorderliness; untidiness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to throw into confusion
  2. archaic.
    to undress
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disarray1

1350–1400; (noun) late Middle English; Middle English disrai, d ( e ) rai < Anglo-French dissairay, Old French desaroi; (v.) Middle English disarayen < Anglo-French desaraier, Old French desareer; dis- 1, array
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But her plans were thrown into disarray when, at 31 weeks, there was a complication.

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Thousands of passengers have had their travel plans thrown into disarray after Heathrow Airport shut on Friday.

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"Many units left in disarray. I think the problem was the order to withdraw came too late."

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By the 1980s, the public health system was in “disarray” by admission of its own internal experts in a major national report.

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DOGE, while not an official government agency, has left a series of government departments in disarray, according to critics, and hampered the ability of the government to maintain its basic functions.

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