disarray

²disarray

verb

Definition of DISARRAY

transitive verb

1

: to throw into disorder

2

: undress

Examples of DISARRAY

1. <he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission>

Origin of DISARRAY

Middle English disarayen, from Anglo-French desaraier, from des- dis- + arraier to array

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DISARRAY

Synonyms: confuse, derange, disarrange, disorder, 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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