disarrayed; disarraying; disarrays
1
: to throw into disorder
The discarded magazines and newspapers, the layers of dust and disarrayed rugs …—
Gloria Naylor
2
: undress
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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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David Carlin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Logistical Hurdles and Unfinished Business The summit’s ending was marked by disarray.
—Verb
Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.
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“Disarray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disarray. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
disarray
1 of 2 noun
dis·ar·ray
ˌdis-ə-ˈrā 
disarray
2 of 2 verb
: to throw into disorder
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