disarray

English

Etymology

From Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from des- 'dis-' + areer 'to array'

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /dɪsəˈɹeɪ/ X-SAMPA: /dIs@reI/
Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

disarray (third-person singular simple present disarrays, present participle disarraying, simple past and past participle disarrayed) (transitive)

To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
To take off the dress of; to unrobe.

Antonyms

array

Translations

To throw into disorder; to break the array of

Bulgarian: разбърквам (bg) (razbǎrkvam)
Dutch: verstoren (nl), verwarren (nl)
Finnish: sekoittaa (fi), panna sekaisin (fi), saattaa epäjärjestykseen (fi)

French: zizanie (fr) f, zizanie (fr) f
Portuguese: cizânia (pt) f
Romanian: dezorganiza (ro), zăpăci (ro)

To take off the dress of; to unrobe

Bulgarian: събличам (bg) (sǎbličam)
Dutch: uitkleden (nl)

Romanian: dezbrăca (ro)

Noun

disarray (plural disarrays)

Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
- 2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, BBC:
  Tottenham pushed forward in an attempt to complete the recovery - but only succeeded in leaving themselves wide open to Chelsea's attacks and Redknapp's side ended in total disarray.
Confused attire; undress; dishabille.