disarrange

dis·ar·range

verb \ˌdis-ə-ˈrānj\

Definition of DISARRANGE

transitive verb

: to disturb the arrangement or order of <hair disarranged by the wind>

— dis·ar·range·ment \-mənt\ noun

Examples of DISARRANGE

1. The wind disarranged my hair.
2. His bed was disarranged and clothes were strewn on the floor.

First Known Use of DISARRANGE

1744

Related to DISARRANGE

Synonyms: confuse, derange, disorder, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset

Antonyms: arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

Related Words: embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle; agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle; clutter

Near Antonyms: align (also aline), line, line up, queue; classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize; adjust, fix; groom, make up, spruce (up); unscramble

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Rhymes with DISARRANGE

base exchange, Bismarck Range, counterchange, driving range, interchange, omnirange, post exchange, stock exchange