noun
disarray
dih-suh-RAY
noun
1
A state of disorder or confusion.
"The office was left in complete disarray after the break-in."
"The party fell into disarray after the leader resigned."
verb
1
To throw into disorder.
"The storm disarrayed the neatly stacked crates."
How to Use Disarray
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA messy, disorganized state — often used for plans, groups, or physical spaces falling apart.
Common pairings
in disarray
political disarray
complete disarray
Word Forms
disarrayed past tense, disarrays plural, disarrays singular
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Etymology
From Middle English disareyen, via Middle French desarroyer, from des- ("dis-") + areer ("to array").