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disarray

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dis·ar·ray  (ds-r)
n.
1. A state of disorder; confusion.
2. Disorderly dress.
tr.v. dis·ar·rayed, dis·ar·ray·ing, dis·ar·rays
1. To throw into confusion; upset.
2. To undress.

disarray [ˌdɪsəˈreɪ]
n
1. confusion, dismay, and lack of discipline
2. (Clothing & Fashion) (esp of clothing) disorderliness; untidiness
vb (tr)
1. to throw into confusion
2. (Clothing & Fashion) Archaic to undress
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disarray - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behaviordisarray - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes
disorientation - confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"
distraction - mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"
daze, haze, fog - confusion characterized by lack of clarity
half-cock - confusion resulting from lack of preparation
jamais vu - the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy
bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement - confusion resulting from failure to understand
perplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
2.disarray - untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)
messiness, untidiness - the trait of being untidy and messy
Verb1.disarray - bring disorder to
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
mess, mess up - make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room"
throw out of kilter, derange, perturb - throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
disarrange - disturb the arrangement of; "disarrange the papers"
throw together, jumble, scramble - bring into random order

disarray
noun
2. untidiness, state, mess, chaos, tangle, mix-up, muddle, clutter, shambles, jumble, hotchpotch, hodgepodge (U.S.), dishevelment, pig's breakfast (informal) He found the room in disarray.
untidiness tidiness, order, symmetry, neatness, arrangement, orderliness
Translations
disarray [ˌdɪsəˈreɪ] N (frm) [of house, flat] → desorden m; [of clothes] → desaliño m; [of institution, economy, government] → desorganización f
to be in disarray [house, flat] → estar totalmente desordenado; [clothes] → estar muy desarreglado or desaliñado; [thoughts] → estar en desorden; [institution, economy, government] → estar sumido en el caos, estar totalmente desorganizado
the troops fled in disarraylas tropas huyeron a la desbandada
this threw our plans into disarrayesto dio al traste con nuestros planes

disarray [ˌdɪsəˈreɪ] ndésordre m, confusion f
in disarray [troops] → en déroute; [organization, government] → en plein désarroi; [thoughts] → embrouillé(e); [clothes] → en désordre; [hair] → en bataille
to throw sb into disarray → plonger qn dans le désarroi

disarray
nUnordnung f; to be in disarray (troops)in Auflösung (begriffen) sein; (thoughts, organization, political party)durcheinander or in Unordnung sein; (person)aufgelöst sein; (clothes)in unordentlichem Zustand sein
vtin Unordnung bringen

disarray [ˌdɪsəˈreɪ] n in disarray (troops) → in rotta; (thoughts) → confuso/a; (clothes) → in disordine
to throw into disarray (things, plans) → buttare all'aria (people) → portare lo scompiglio in

disarray
n disarray [disəˈrei]
disorder The living-room was in complete disarray after the party. wanorde تَشَوُّش، فَوْضى، إضْطِراب безредие nepořádek, zmatek uorden die Verwirrung σύγχυση desorden korratus آشفتگی؛ درهم بر همی sekasotku désarroi אִי סֶדֶר מוּחלָט उलट-पलट nered, zbrka zűrzavar,„kupi” berantakan, kekalutan óreiða confusione 混乱 어지르다 sąmyšis, suirutė, netvarka nekārtība, sajukums berselerak wanorde uorden, forvirring nieład confusão dezor­di­ne, neorân­duială беспорядок neporiadok, zmätok zmeda nered oreda, oordning ความไม่เป็นระเบียบ dağınıklık, karışıklık 混亂 безладдя, сум'яття بدنظمی sự lộn xộn


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Nor did I fail (as is the custom of landed proprietors all about the world) to parade the poor fellow up and down over my half a dozen acres; secretly rejoicing, nevertheless, that the disarray of the inclement season, and particularly the six inches of snow then upon the ground, prevented him from observing the ragged neglect of soil and shrubbery into which the place had lapsed.
The Scarecrow and Jack Pumpkinhead were still playing at quoits in the courtyard when the game was interrupted by the abrupt entrance of the Royal Army of Oz, who came flying in without his hat or gun, his clothes in sad disarray and his long beard floating a yard behind him as he ran.
By the Indian's side, and evidently sustaining a companionship with him, stood a white man, clad in a strange disarray of civilized and savage costume.
 
 
 
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