Definitions for disarray
ˌdɪs əˈreɪdis·ar·ray

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarraynoun

   a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

   "a confusion of impressions"

2. disarray, disorderlinessverb

   untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

3. disorder, disarrayverb

   bring disorder to

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. disarraynoun

   Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.

2. disarraynoun

   Confused attire; undress; dishabille.

3. disarrayverb

   To throw into disorder; to break the array of.

4. disarrayverb

   To take off the dress of; to unrobe.

5. Etymology: From disareyen, from desarroyer, from desareer, from des- 'dis-' + areer 'to array'

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disarraynoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Disorder; confusion; loss of the regular order of battle.

   He returned towards the river, to prevent such danger as the disarray, occasioned by the narrowness of the bridge, might cast upon them. John Hayward.

   Disarray and shameful rout ensue,
   And force is added to the fainting crew. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. Undress.

2. To Disarrayverb

   To undress any one; to divest of cloaths.

   Etymology: dis and array.

   So, as she bad, the witch they disarray’d. Fairy Queen.

   Now night is come, now soon her disarray,
   And in her bed her lay. Edmund Spenser, Epithalamium.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disarray

   Disarray is a state of disorder, disorganization, or confusion. It can also refer to a lack of structure or a breakdown in the system or orderly arrangement. This can apply to both physical contexts, like a room being in disarray, or more abstract situations, like a plan falling into disarray.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disarrayverb

   to throw into disorder; to break the array of

2. Disarrayverb

   to take off the dress of; to unrobe

3. Disarraynoun

   want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion

4. Disarraynoun

   confused attire; undress

5. Etymology: [Pref. dis- + array, v.: cf. OF. desarroyer, desarreier.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disarray

   dis-ar-rā′, v.t. to break the array of: to throw into disorder: to strip of array or dress.—n. want of array or order: undress. [O. Fr. desarroi, des—L. dis, away, arroi. See Array.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disarray

   To throw into disorder; to break the array of.

2. disarray

   Want of array or regular order; disorder.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disarray in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disarray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of disarray in a Sentence

1. Andrew Lebovich:

   Libya is closer and easier to reach for some African fighters than Syria, and the political disarray there opens space for fighters to enter and operate.

2. Bruce Riedel:

   With neither the United States nor Gulf Arab states willing to deploy their ground troops and the Iraqi armed forces in disarray, Iraq has little choice but to turn to the militias, the flaw in the coalition strategy for the last year is weak ground forces. Given the constraints on the U.S. and its Arab allies, the only viable ground force option is Iranian-led Shi'ite Iraqis.

3. Haywood Johnson:

   It caused people to be in disarray.

4. Carlos Sampaio:

   The fiscal adjustment risks failure even before it gets to the floor of Congress because the governing coalition is in disarray.

5. Eytan Gilboa:

   These things are formulated weeks if not months before such a visit, but it seems that the White House is in such disarray that it's not clear what will happen.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disarray
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disarray
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=disarray
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disarray
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=disarray
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html