"disarray" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪsəˈɹeɪ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disarray.wav
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from des- (“dis-”) + areer (“to array”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|disareyen||to disarray}} Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), {{der|en|frm|desarroyer}} Middle French desarroyer, {{der|en|fro|desareer}} Old French desareer Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} disarray (uncountable)
  1. Lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion. Tags: uncountable Translations (Want of array or regular order): бъркотия (bǎrkotija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), безпорядък (bezporjadǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), desordre [masculine] (Catalan), desori [masculine] (Catalan), desgavell [masculine] (Catalan), wanorde (Dutch), sekasorto (Finnish), kaaos (Finnish), epäjärjestys (Finnish), désordre [masculine] (French), désarroi [masculine] (French), zizanie [feminine] (French), Unordnung [feminine] (German), брко́тија (brkótija) [feminine] (Macedonian), kaumingomingo (Maori), ulage (Norwegian Bokmål), uorden [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), قارش (karış) (Ottoman Turkish), Onzucht [feminine] (Plautdietsch), cizânia [feminine] (Portuguese), dezordine [feminine] (Romanian), neorânduială [feminine] (Romanian), desorden (Spanish), oreda [common-gender] (Swedish), oordning [common-gender] (Swedish), безла́ддя (bezláddja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
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  2. Confused attire; undress; dishabille. Tags: uncountable Translations (Confused attire; undress): epäjärjestys (Finnish), Verwirrung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-disarray-en-noun-Ho~fue3y Disambiguation of 'Confused attire; undress': 4 96

Verb

IPA: /dɪsəˈɹeɪ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disarray.wav Forms: disarrays [present, singular, third-person], disarraying [participle, present], disarrayed [participle, past], disarrayed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from des- (“dis-”) + areer (“to array”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|disareyen||to disarray}} Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), {{der|en|frm|desarroyer}} Middle French desarroyer, {{der|en|fro|desareer}} Old French desareer Head templates: {{en-verb}} disarray (third-person singular simple present disarrays, present participle disarraying, simple past and past participle disarrayed)
  1. (transitive) To throw into disorder; to break the array of. Tags: transitive Translations (To throw into disorder; to break the array of): разбърквам (razbǎrkvam) (Bulgarian), desordenar (Catalan), desgavellar (Catalan), 混乱 (hùnluàn) (Chinese Mandarin), verstoren (Dutch), verwarren (Dutch), sekoittaa (Finnish), panna sekaisin (Finnish), saattaa epäjärjestykseen (Finnish), ра́стера (rástera) (Macedonian), ра́збрка (rázbrka) (Macedonian), dezorganiza (Romanian), zăpăci (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-disarray-en-verb-aSVspYsf Disambiguation of 'To throw into disorder; to break the array of': 99 1
  2. (transitive) To take off the dress of; to unrobe. Tags: transitive Translations (To take off the dress of; to unrobe): събличам (sǎbličam) (Bulgarian), uitkleden (Dutch), со́блече (sóbleče) (Macedonian), dezbrăca (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-disarray-en-verb-qK~JP3Cx Disambiguation of 'To take off the dress of; to unrobe': 1 99

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
      "word": "sekasorto"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
      "word": "kaaos"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
      "word": "epäjärjestys"
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      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
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      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
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      "word": "zizanie"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
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      "word": "Unordnung"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "brkótija",
      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
      "word": "kaumingomingo"
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      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
      "word": "ulage"
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      "word": "uorden"
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      "code": "ota",
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      "roman": "karış",
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      "word": "قارش"
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      "code": "pdt",
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      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
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      "word": "Onzucht"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "cizânia"
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      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
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      "sense": "Want of array or regular order",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "word": "безла́ддя"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "Confused attire; undress",
      "word": "epäjärjestys"
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      "code": "de",
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