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disarrange

[dis-uh-reynj]
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verb (used with object), dis·ar·ranged, dis·ar·rang·ing.

to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.

RELATED WORDS

disturb, ruffle, shuffle, mess, discompose, derange, jumble, scramble, unsettle, untidy

Origin of disarrange

First recorded in 1735–45; dis-1 + arrange
Related formsdis·ar·range·ment, noundis·ar·rang·er, noun
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Examples from the Web for disarrange

Historical Examples of disarrange

  • A thing to disarrange the mechanics of all the Celestial Universe!

    The World Beyond

    Raymond King Cummings

  • They ran so fast as to disarrange the general's plan of attack.

  • In reaching his hand to his hat, it was not necessary for him to disarrange the folds of his cloak.

    Wood Rangers

    Mayne Reid

  • But I do not live for any of these things or suffer them to disarrange me.

    The Longest Journey

    E. M. Forster

  • He had no wish, he said, to disarrange the regular proceedings of the Committee.

    The Octopus

    Frank Norris

British Dictionary definitions for disarrange

disarrange

verb

(tr) to throw into disorder
Derived Formsdisarrangement, noun
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