disarray

C2+ Topic:Law & Government
US /ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/ UK /ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a state of disorder or confusion

    The office was in complete disarray after the move.

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Related forms arraydisarrange

Etymology

From Old French desarei, desaroi ('disorder'), from des- (Latin dis-, 'reversal') plus arei, aroi ('arrangement, array'), from areer ('to put in order'), of Germanic origin (related to ready).

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