Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deray

/dɪˈɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: de-r-ay
IPA: /dɪˈɹeɪ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Disorder, disturbance.

Obsolete

noun

impetuosity, prowess, vigour

noun

Disarray, confusion.

Archaic

noun

Disorderly merriment; partying.

Obsolete

verb

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To become deranged; to go wild.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"[…] the exasperated Whigs […] were the men in fact that wrought the most deray among the populace."
"[…] there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be at Sir Robert’s house at Pace and Yule, and such high seasons […]"

Etymology

From Old French derroi, desroi, desrei, from des- (from Latin dis-) + roi, rei, rai (“order”). See array and disarray.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: derroi, dis-

Usage

Inflected Forms

derays (present, singular) deraying (participle, present) derayed (participle, past) derayed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce deray?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈɹeɪ/.
What does deray mean?: Disorder, disturbance.
Where does deray come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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