disarray

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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disarray - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" confusedness, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion 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) disorderliness messiness, untidiness - the trait of being untidy and messy
Verb	1.	disarray - bring disorder to disorder 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

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disarray

noun

1. confusion, upset, disorder, indiscipline, disunity, disharmony, disorganization, unruliness, discomposure, disorderliness The feud has plunged the country into political disarray.
confusion plan, system, order, method, organization, arrangement, harmony, regularity, orderliness

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 disarray → las tropas huyeron a la desbandada
this threw our plans into disarray → esto dio al traste con nuestros planes

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disarray [ˌdɪsəˈreɪ] n → désordre 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

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disarray

n → Unordnung 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

vt → in Unordnung bringen

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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

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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 混乱