to disarrange
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6.4
- verb
- /ˌdɪsəˈreɪndʒ/
:
desordenar
- Please do not disarrange the files on my desk; I need them organized.
Examples
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He accidentally disarranged the carefully arranged flowers while moving the vase.
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I have not looked further because I did not want to disarrange anything until you got here.
Academic text (2007) -
I'm so sorry, but I can't let you disarrange...
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I'd never disarrange...
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In lectures delivered in the late 1800s to nature and women's clubs in the Midwest under the auspices of the University of Chicago, he stated that all life in a given region is interconnected, so that disturbance of any part disarranges the whole.
Academic text (1991) -
The kids disarranged the living room while playing with their toys.
Synonyms
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2.1
To move things so they are in a new order
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1.9
Mix things up so their order is not clear
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4.8
To change the order of people or objects, for example cards
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5.5
To make something untidy or not in its usual order
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6.7
To put parts in the wrong position so they do not line up
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4.5
To make something lose its order or structure
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5.7
To move something from its normal place and make it stop working or fitting
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2.1
Make a place messy so things are not in order
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5.6
To make things untidy or cause confusion
To make hair, clothes, or papers untidy by moving them
Antonyms
How Messy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word disarrange is made of dis- and arrange, where dis- means 'not' or 'undo' (as in dislike) and arrange means 'to put in order' or 'set in a row' (like range). So, disarrange means to 'undo' that order and make things untidy or out of place.