disarrayed; disarraying; disarrays
1
: to throw into disorder
The discarded magazines and newspapers, the layers of dust and disarrayed rugs …—
Gloria Naylor
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: undress
Examples of disarray in a Sentence
Noun
The room was in disarray.
The company has fallen into complete disarray.
Verb
he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2025
Creating character is not among Murphy and Robertson’s strengths, and their pivot to awkward sentimentality throws the whole negotiation into disarray.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
That route back from elbow surgery was thrown into disarray after May suffered an esophageal injury in 2024 caused by a piece of salad that got caught in his throat, which required surgery.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2025
Creating character is not among Murphy and Robertson’s strengths, and their pivot to awkward sentimentality throws the whole negotiation into disarray.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Disarray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disarray. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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disarray
1 of 2 noun
dis·ar·ray
ˌdis-ə-ˈrā 
disarray
2 of 2 verb
: to throw into disorder
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