Dictionary Definition
disarray
Noun
1 a mental state characterized by a lack of clear
and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
[syn: confusion,
mental
confusion, confusedness]
2 untidiness (especially of clothing and
appearance) [syn: disorderliness] v : bring
disorder to [syn: disorder] [ant: order]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- a UK /dɪsəɹeɪ/ /dIs@reI/
Noun
- Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
- Confused attire; undress; dishabille.
Translations
Want of array or regular order
Confused attire; undress
- Finnish: epäjärjestys
Verb
- To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
- To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
Translations
To throw into disorder; to break the array of
- Finnish: sekoittaa, panna sekaisin, saattaa epäjärjestykseen
To take off the dress of; to unrobe
- Dutch: uitkleden
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ataxia,
chaos, clutter, derange, derangement, disarrange, disarrangement, disarticulation,
discomfiture,
discompose, discomposure, disconcertedness,
disharmony, dishevel, dishevelment, disintegration, disjunction, dislocate, dismantle, disorder, disorderliness, disorganization,
disorganize,
disproportion,
disrobe, disruption, disturb, disturbance, do a
strip-tease, entropy,
haphazardness,
huddle, incoherence, indiscriminateness,
inharmonious harmony, irregularity, jumble, litter, mess, mess up, misarrange, most admired
disorder, muddle,
muss, muss up, nonsymmetry, nonuniformity, perturbation, promiscuity, promiscuousness,
randomness, ruffle, rummage, rumple, scatter, snarl, strip, topsy-turviness, tousle, turbulence, unarray, uncase, unclothe, undrape, undress, unsettle, unsymmetry, ununiformity, upset