disarray

verb

1. (transitive)To throw into disorder; to break the array of.

   “Who with fiery steeds / Oft disarray'd the foes in battle ranged.”

2. (transitive)To take off the dress of; to unrobe.

   “So as she bad, that witch they disaraid”

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.

   “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.”

2. (countable, uncountable)Confused attire; undress; dishabille.