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DISARRAY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

Synonyms:

disarray; disorderliness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("disarray" is a kind of...):

messiness; untidiness (the trait of being untidy and messy)

Derivation:

disarray (bring disorder to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

Example:

a confusion of impressions

Synonyms:

confusedness; confusion; disarray; mental confusion; muddiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("disarray" is a kind of...):

cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disarray"):

disorientation (confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction)

distraction (mental turmoil)

daze; fog; haze (confusion characterized by lack of clarity)

half-cock (confusion resulting from lack of preparation)

jamais vu (the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy)

bafflement; befuddlement; bemusement; bewilderment; mystification; obfuscation; puzzlement (confusion resulting from failure to understand)

perplexity (trouble or confusion resulting from complexity)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring disorder to

Synonyms:

disarray; disorder

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "disarray" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disarray"):

mess; mess up (make a mess of or create disorder in)

derange; perturb; throw out of kilter (throw into great confusion or disorder)

disarrange (disturb the arrangement of)

jumble; scramble; throw together (bring into random order)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

disarray (untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance))

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