DISARRAY


Meaning of DISARRAY in English

I. ˌdis-ə-ˈrā noun

Date: 15th century

1. : a lack of order or sequence : confusion , disorder

the room was in disarray

2. : disorderly dress : dishabille

II. transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English disarayen, from Anglo-French desaraier, from des- dis- + arraier to array

Date: 14th century

1. : to throw into disorder

2. : undress

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.