disarrange

[ dis-uh-reynj ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈreɪndʒ /

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verb (used with object), dis·ar·ranged, dis·ar·rang·ing.

to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.

Nearby words

disapproving, disarm, disarmament, disarming, disarmingly, disarrange, disarray, disarticulate, disarticulation, disassemble, disassembler

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

In the cab Clancy wondered if the snow that had fallen upon her hair would melt and disarrange her coiffure.
Find the Woman|Arthur Somers Roche
Ill undertake to disarrange it at a moments notice, said Somerset.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905|Various
The intrusion of this preposterous girl seemed to disarrange the discipline of his life as well as of his school.
Cressy|Bret Harte
Will it disarrange things so very much if the Nadia is taken to the 'front'?
Empire Builders|Francis Lynde

The Queen had said that it was raining, and that if she went out in the rain she would soil her dress and disarrange her hair.
Henrietta Maria|Henrietta Haynes

British Dictionary definitions for disarrange

disarrange

/ (ˌdɪsəˈreɪndʒ) /

verb

(tr) to throw into disorder

Derived Formsdisarrangement, noun

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disarrange

verb (used with object), dis·ar·ranged, dis·ar·rang·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for disarrange

disarrange

verb