disarray
A lack of array or regular orderA lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
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» Sami left his house in disarray.
OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
Unordnung
безла́ддяbezláddja
(countable, uncountable)Confused attire; undress; dishabille.
Verwirrung
- untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)
- a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
Examples
20 sentencesSami left his house in disarray.
He found the house in disarray.
Unexpected expenses always throw her budget into disarray.
After all the merrymaking, the apartment was in great disarray.
The small rural village was in disarray after the disappearance and murder incidents.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), from Middle French desarroyer, from Old FreFrom Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from des- (“dis-”) + areer (“to array”).
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Forms
plural: disarraysSynonyms
5 synonyms- untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance):disorderliness
- a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior:confusionmental confusionconfusednessmuddiness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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