Dictionaries › English

disarray

Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈɹeɪ/

The English word “disarray” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

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

noun

  1. A lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
  2. Confused attire; undress; dishabille.

Etymology

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

Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “disarray” there

More English words

About this dictionary

The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.

Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.