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disarray definition

dis·ar·ray (dis′ə rā′)

transitive verb

  1. to throw into disorder or confusion; upset
  2. Archaic to undress

Etymology: ME disaraien < OFr desareer: see dis- & array

noun

  1. an untidy condition; disorder; confusion
  2. a state of disorderly or insufficient dress

Etymology: ME disarai < OFr desarroi

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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