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   Dis·ar·ray

   /ˌdisəˈrā/

   

   noun

   • 1. a state of disorganization or untidiness: "her gray hair was in disarray" Similar disorderconfusionchaosuntidinessdishevelmentmessmuddleclutterjumblemix-uptanglehotchpotchshamblesinformal:omnishamblesdisorganizationlack of orderdiscomposuredisunityindisciplineunrulinessOpposite tidinessorderliness

   verb

   • 1. throw (someone or something) into a state of disorganization or untidiness: "the inspection disarrayed the usual schedule"
   • 2. strip (someone) of clothing: literary "attendant damsels to help to disarray her"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French dissairay.

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