Synonyms for disarray


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-uh-rey
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈreɪ

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Définition of disarray

Origin :
  • late 14c.; see dis- "lack of" + array. Perhaps formed on the analogy of Old French desareer.
  • noun disorder, confusion, mess
Example sentences :
  • For a few seconds she lay in her helpless attitude and disarray.
  • Extract from : « Dracula » by Bram Stoker
  • Forgetful of every convention and of her disarray, she seized his hand.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
  • About her she peered in vain for something to protect her disarray.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
  • Beyond this disarray stood the easel, still holding the mother's portrait.
  • Extract from : « Ewing\'s Lady » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Miss Tapp, unaware of the disarray of her nightgown, sat upright.
  • Extract from : « Stopover Planet » by Robert E. Gilbert
  • In all the bedrooms the bedclothes lay in disarray on the floor.
  • Extract from : « Just William » by Richmal Crompton
  • Peering cautiously in, she saw that the room was in disarray.
  • Extract from : « The Cry at Midnight » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • My dear Colvin,—Have had an amusing but tragic holiday, from which we return in disarray.
  • Extract from : « Vailima Letters » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • They were only partially dressed, but wrappers covered their disarray.
  • Extract from : « Mavericks » by William MacLeod Raine
  • But there was no spot of rain on him, and no sign of disarray.
  • Extract from : « The Ghost » by Arnold Bennett

Antonyms for disarray

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