disarray
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4.6
- noun
- /ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/
- She looked in the mirror and realized her hair was in serious disarray after the windy day.
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Watch on YouTubeEqually to blame was the fact that the nation's coinage was in disarray.
- Equally to blame was the fact that the nation's coinage was in disarray.
- So just before President Roosevelt took office, the banks were in total disarray.
- And I consult for this company, multi billion dollar company and they were just all in disarray.
- You should have seen that thing. Total disarray. Just OHS everything. Meatloaf was next to the cranberries, which
Examples
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Please excuse the disarray.
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After the party, the living room was in complete disarray with cups and snacks everywhere.
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Well, the place is in complete disarray.
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My accounts are in disarray.
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You know, when I came to this city, it was in disarray.
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Oh, the database is in such disarray, I mean, nobody can find anything.
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The entire right wing is in disarray.
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It's in a mild state of disarray.
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The room was in disarray, and trays of dirty dishes were stacked on the bureau.
Fiction book (1993) -
Corinth is in disarray.
Synonyms
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3.7
A state in which things or places are not arranged
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1.6
Something that is untidy and not in order
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3.8
A lack of order or system that makes things untidy
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2.5
Mess and things not in order in a place
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7.2
An untidy, messy look of hair, clothes, or a room
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A state when things are not in their usual order
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8.5
A state when things like papers or furniture are not in their usual place
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A place or situation that is very messy and out of order
A lack of order that makes places or things messy
A state of being messy and untidy
Antonyms
How Untidy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disarray The word dis- means 'not' and array means 'order' (think of arrange), so when your hair or clothes are in disarray they are 'not arranged' and look untidy.