Disarray - English meaning

noun

Complete disorder and confusion.

Usage examples:

Snow caused chaos in the region

noun

A state of disorder and confusion

Usage examples:

Repairs to the major highway this summer will bring chaos to commuters., the house is a little chao…

noun

A state of total confusion with no order

Usage examples:

Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads., ever since our secretary walked out, the office has b…

verb

Cover or fill (something) with an untidy collection of things.

Usage examples:

The room was cluttered with his bric-a-brac

noun

A collection of things lying about in an untidy state.

Usage examples:

The attic is full of clutter

noun

A condition of disorder, or a lot of objects that are in a state of disorder

Usage examples:

The basement work area is filled with creative clutter., the family room was cluttered with toys.

noun

Uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required.

Usage examples:

There seems to be some confusion about which system does what

noun

A lack of understanding, or a state of disorder

Usage examples:

[ c ] she writes about the confusions of her life., [ u ] in the confusion, i lost my wallet.

noun

A situation in which people do not understand what is happening, what they should do or who someone or something is

Usage examples:

There seems to be some confusion over who is actually giving the talk., to avoid confusion, the twi…

verb

Make untidy or disordered.

Usage examples:

Had any of the statues been removed or disarranged?

verb

To make something untidy

noun

A state of confusion.

Usage examples:

The world 's currency markets were in disorder

verb

Disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of.

Usage examples:

They are disordering the political landscape

noun

A state in which objects or conditions are in no particular order; lack of system or planned organization

Usage examples:

The room was in such disorder that she couldn’t find anything., [ c ] a mental/physical disorder, […

noun

Lack of proper planning and control.

Usage examples:

Social disorganization is destroying the wellbeing of the population

noun

The quality of being badly planned and without order

Usage examples:

Your own country is in a state of complete disorganization., there was total disorganization in the…

noun

A lack of ability to plan or organize things well

Usage examples:

The top requests are for help with chronic disorganization., his experience has left him in a state…

noun

Disagreement and conflict within a group.

Usage examples:

The disunity among opposition parties

noun

A situation in which people disagree so much that they can no longer work together effectively

Usage examples:

It was all part of our enemies' plans to sow disunity in our society., all that talk of disunity an…

noun

A confused mixture.

Usage examples:

A hotchpotch of uncoordinated services

noun

A confused mixture of different things

Usage examples:

New age thinking seems to be a hotchpotch of old and new ideas.

noun

Lack of discipline.

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Public concern about indiscipline in schools

noun

A situation in which people do not control their behaviour or obey rules

Usage examples:

The school was given three months to solve the problem of indiscipline.

noun

An untidy collection or pile of things.

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The books were in a chaotic jumble

verb

Mix up in a confused or untidy way.

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A drawer full of letters jumbled together

noun

A confused mixture or mass of things

Usage examples:

A jumble of papers on the desk, the events of the last few weeks are all jumbled up in my mind.

noun

A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place.

Usage examples:

She made a mess of the kitchen

verb

Make untidy or dirty.

Usage examples:

She scratched her head, messing her hair still further

idiom

Assemble without order or sense

phrasal verb

Spoil the order or arrangement of a collection of things.

Usage examples:

The papers got mixed up when they slid off her lap

phrasal verb

Confuse someone or something with another person or thing.

Usage examples:

I'd got her mixed up with her sister

verb

Bring into a disordered or confusing state.

Usage examples:

I fear he may have muddled the message

noun

An untidy and disorganized state or collection.

Usage examples:

The finances were in a muddle

noun

A messy and confused state

Usage examples:

Her life was in a muddle.

noun

A situation that is bad in many different ways, because things have been organized badly and serious mistakes have been made

Usage examples:

The implementation of the new policy was branded an "omnishambles" by the opposition spokesperson o…

verb

Give a creased, ruffled, or dishevelled appearance to.

Usage examples:

The girl rumpled his thin streaky hair

noun

An untidy state.

Usage examples:

She left her clothes in a rumple on the floor

verb

(of a person) move with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait.

Usage examples:

He shambled off down the corridor

plural noun

A state of total disorder.

Usage examples:

My career was in a shambles

plural noun

A butcher's slaughterhouse (archaic except in place names).

Usage examples:

The shambles where the animals were slaughtered

verb

Twist together into a confused mass.

Usage examples:

The broom somehow got tangled up in my long skirt

noun

A confused mass of something twisted together.

Usage examples:

A tangle of golden hair

noun

Any of a number of brown seaweeds, especially oarweed.

Usage examples:

An entirely natural extract, it is based on seaweed or tangle, widely available around scotland's s…

verb

Make (a person's hair) untidy.

Usage examples:

I tousled his wispy silver hair

verb

To make someone's hair untidy, for example by rubbing it, or, of the wind, by blowing it

Usage examples:

She tousled her niece's hair, and went out., the wind tousled their hair.

verb

Cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb.

Usage examples:

The crisis has unsettled financial markets

verb

To make someone feel anxious or slightly worried

Usage examples:

Even the most experienced batsmen were unsettled by the speed of this bowler., the legislation does…

noun

The quality or state of being untidy

Usage examples:

They're very tolerant about mess in the home and untidiness generally., the sofas are soft and cosy…