disarray
noun/ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/
/ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/
[uncountable]- a lack of order or organization in a situation or a place
- in/into disarray The peace talks broke up in disarray.
- Our plans were thrown into disarray by her arrival.
- We’re decorating, so everything’s in complete disarray at home.
Extra Examples- The meeting broke up in disarray.
- a period of disarray within the National Party
- She ran down the stairs, her hair in disarray.
- The Inca empire fell into disarray
- The flat was in some disarray.
- The party's election campaign is in total disarray.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- utter
- …
- fall into
- throw something into
- in disarray
- disarray within
- a state of disarray
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French dissairay.
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