disarrange
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Present
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disarrangesimple
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disarrangessimple
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have disarrangedperfect
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has disarrangedperfect
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am disarrangingprogressive
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are disarrangingprogressive
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is disarrangingprogressive
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have been disarrangingperfect progressive
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has been disarrangingperfect progressive
Past
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disarrangedsimple
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had disarrangedperfect
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was disarrangingprogressive
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were disarrangingprogressive
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had been disarrangingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of disarrange
Example Sentences
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Then guards would deliberately disarrange the pile and announce that everyone must be dressed in five minutes.
From Time Magazine Archive
“So your pelo loco, like clippings of grass, will not disarrange this house,” she says.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
Eyes still watering and head still throbbing, he drew his wand, careful not to disarrange the Cloak, and waited, breath held.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
When doing the finest work they have to keep their doors and windows closed, for the least draught would break or disarrange the delicate filaments.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
For London fogs so very black Our tempers disarrange, And so we skip with piping trip, To have our yearly change.
From The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza by Fitzgerald, S. J. Adair
That unleashed force is plied most artfully here to create a portrait of how grief unhinges, disarranges and heightens everyday life.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2019
A similar expression now and again disarranges the handsome, sardonic features of the title character of “Butley” in Lindsay Posner’s engaging revival at the Duchess Theater.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2011
When a stiff wind disarranges his lacquered locks, he looks panic-stricken, like a man who’s just seen his own ghost.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
They run down to a relay, Ben, catching the electric waves striking the decoherer, which taps the coherer and disarranges a lot of brass filings by mechanical vibration.
From The Boys of the Wireless by Webster, Frank V.
Its harmony is its health; and to differ with it is heresy or treason, because social discord inflicts individual misery; and what disturbs and disarranges society, impairs the happiness and well-being of its members.
From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by Fitzhugh, George
It doesn't take long to decide whether Netflix’s “3 Body Problem” is extraordinary or a disarranged travesty.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024
Those of us with brains long since disarranged from a lifelong soak in college football must adapt now.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2022
For his solo work “Compression,” the choreographer Niall Jones has arranged, or disarranged, a small theater at Performance Space New York into this in-between state.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
The 52-year-old Johnson has managed to use his disarranged, slightly comical hair as a helmet, shielding him from more serious scrutiny.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2016
“How much has been disarranged in this compartment?”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
The monkey, disarranging her palm-oiled coiffure, is soon to go to the States.
From Time Magazine Archive
She hops onto the bed beside me, disarranging my small pile of threadbare stuffed animals—a koala, a snake, a black cat—all beloved of my seven-year-old self.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
I have seen her walk along the edge of every shelf on the dresser, without disarranging a single plate.
From Cat and Dog Memoirs of Puss and the Captain by Maitland, Julia Charlotte
But that dame managed to extricate the big dish before any greater damage was done than disarranging the effect of a wreath of autumn leaves.
From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Speed, Nell
Many days, many hours, has Mr. Redmond spent arranging and disarranging all the details of the proposed concert.
From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess
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