disarray
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dis·ar·ray
(dĭs′ə-rā′)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)
3. to throw into confusion
4. (Clothing & Fashion) archaic to undress
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dis•ar•ray
(ˌdɪs əˈreɪ)v.t.
1. to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
2. to undress.
n. 3. disorder; confusion.
4. disorder of apparel.
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disarray
Past participle: disarrayed
Gerund: disarraying
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" 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 | |
Verb | 1. | 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" 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" |
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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
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
untidiness tidiness, order, symmetry, neatness, arrangement, orderliness
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
disarray
nounA lack of order or regular arrangement:
chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble.
Slang: snafu.
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Translations
تَشَوُّش، فَوْضى، إضْطِراب
nepořádekzmatek
uorden
kupi
óreiîa
sąmyšis
nekartiba, sajukums
disarray
[ˌdɪsəˈreɪ] N (frm) [of house, flat] → desorden m; [of clothes] → desaliño m; [of institution, economy, government] → desorganización fto 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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disarray
[ˌdɪsəˈreɪ] n → désordre m, confusion fin 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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disarray
[ˌdɪsəˈreɪ] n in disarray (troops) → in rotta; (thoughts) → confuso/a; (clothes) → in disordineto throw into disarray (things, plans) → buttare all'aria (people) → portare lo scompiglio in
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disarray
(disəˈrei) noun disorder. The living-room was in complete disarray after the party.
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