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dis⋅ar⋅ray

  [dis-uh-rey]
Use disarray in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
2. to undress.
–noun
3. disorder; confusion: The army retreated in disarray.
4. disorder of apparel.
Origin:
1350–1400; (n.) late ME; ME disrai, d(e)rai < AF dissairay, OF desaroi; (v.) ME disarayen < AF desaraier, OF desareer; see dis- 1 , array
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dis·ar·ray   (dĭs'ə-rā')   
n.  

  1. A state of disorder; confusion.

  2. Disorderly dress.

tr.v.   dis·ar·rayed, dis·ar·ray·ing, dis·ar·rays

  1. To throw into confusion; upset.

  2. To undress.

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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

disarray 
c.1386, from dis- "lack of" (see dis-) + array.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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