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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
Noun
1. confusion and lack of discipline
2. extreme untidiness
Verb
to throw into confusion
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disarray - 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) << OPPOSITE tidiness
Translations
disarray [dɪsəˈreɪ] n in disarray [troops] → desorganizado; [thoughts] → confuso; [hair, clothes] → desarreglado;
to throw into disarray → provocar el caos

disarray [dɪsəˈreɪ] ndésordre m, confusion f;
in disarray [troops] → en déroute; [thoughts] → embrouillé(e); [clothes] → en désordre;
to throw into disarray → semer la confusion or le désordre dans (or parmi)

disarray [dɪsəˈreɪ] n in disarray (army, organization) → in Auflösung (begriffen);
(hair, clothes) → unordentlich;
(thoughts) → durcheinander;
to throw into disarray → durcheinanderbringen

disarray [dɪsəˈreɪ] n in disarray [troops] → in rotta; [thoughts] → confuso/a; [clothes] → in disordine;
to throw into disarray → buttare all'aria

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 epäjärjestys désarroi אִי סֶדֶר מוּחלָט उलट-पलट nered, zbrka zűrzavar,„kupi” berantakan, kekalutan óreiða confusione 混乱 혼란, 무질서 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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