# disarray

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪsəˈɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #30,397

## Definitions
1. To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
2. To take off the dress of; to unrobe.

## Etymology
From Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from des- (“dis-”) + areer (“to array”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddisarray`, `diasrray`, `disarary`, `disaray`, `disarrayy`, `disarrya`, `disraray`, `dissarray`, `dsiarray`, `idsarray`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disarray