disarray
/dɪsəˈɹeɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.96 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Who with fiery steeds / Oft disarray'd the foes in battle ranged."
- "So as she bad, that witch they disaraid"
- "So, in order to apply a good medicine to the hurt parts of the wildish psyche, in order to aright relationship to the archetype of the Wild Woman, one has to name the disarrays of the psyche accurately."
- "Tottenham pushed forward in an attempt to complete the recovery - but only succeeded in leaving themselves wide open to Chelsea's attacks and Redknapp's side ended in total disarray."
- "On leaving the train at Piccadilly, everything goes 'Pete Tong'. Services are in complete disarray, as a tree has come down onto the line at Gatley."
Etymology
From Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from des- (“dis-”) + areer (“to array”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: disareyen, desarroyer, desareer
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪsəˈɹeɪ/