as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
the boys' bedroom was in its usual disarray
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission
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Recent Examples of disarray
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Swirling winds made life difficult all day, and for an hour on the back nine nearly the entire field fell into disarray.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Michael Tarm, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2021
Eslam Negm is no stranger to disarray on the Suez Canal.
—NBC News, 2 Apr. 2021
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Noun
Netflix's new rom-com stars Purple Hearts' Sofia Carson as Alex Rose, a New Yorker whose life is thrown into disarray following the death of her mother, Elizabeth (Connie Britton).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Swirling winds made life difficult all day, and for an hour on the back nine nearly the entire field fell into disarray.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
The hands-off approach in Washington is adding to disarray around the death penalty nationwide as pressure increases in some conservative states to find ways to continue executions amid shortages of the lethal-injection drugs.
—Michael Tarm, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2021
Eslam Negm is no stranger to disarray on the Suez Canal.
—NBC News, 2 Apr. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarray
Noun
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The Artist Known as Muse is here to wreak some bloody havoc.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The outbreak is forecasted across the central Gulf Coast, Deep South and the Tennessee Valley with some tornadoes spanning long and possibly causing havoc, according to the National Weather Service.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This decision by the Russian Federation will undoubtedly endanger lives and disrupt critical HIV prevention efforts for ordinary Russian citizens.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Behind the scenes there was no doubt other dreams were dashed and processes disrupted.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The mascara dries quickly, and there’s no mess or smudging.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
3 Apr. 2025
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Rule out any mess conundrums with this silver scalloped crumb catcher.—
Hayley Bloomingdale,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Pretty much everything else is shuffled off to the infotainment system, a single circular touchscreen that lives in the middle of the dash.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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While events were shuffled around to fit a new schedule, the royals will also be about to pace themselves following the monarch's recent health setback.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What To Know One scene in the film has sparked chaos in cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom, with social media users sharing the raucous response online.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Despite all of the chaos, the Chicago producer wants his partner back.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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No one was going to confuse Colossal with the Sierra Club.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Few foods confuse foreign visitors quite like brunost, Norwegian brown cheese.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Indian Ocean is visible through the gardens’ palms, but beach access from the villas is purposefully obstructed—the resort’s way of making sure not to disturb the nearly 300 sea turtle nests lining the shore.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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The medical team wheels the body out of the cabin under a curtain on a room service trolley so as not to disturb the passengers, then uses the flower shop walk-in freezer as a morgue.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Disarray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarray. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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