disarrangev.
/ˌdɪsəˈreɪn(d)ʒ/, U.S. /ˌdɪsəˈreɪndʒ/ transitive. To disturb or destroy the order or arrangement of; to throw into disorder or confusion.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [verb (transitive)]
perturbc1385
disarraya1387
disordain1398
disjointc1420
disorder1477
mistemperc1485
commovec1500
deraign?a1513
distempera1513
misordera1513
bring1523
turmoil1542
unframe1574
disrank1602
discompose1611
luxate1623
disframec1629
disjoin1630
disconcert1632
untune1638
un-nacka1657
dislocatea1661
unhinge1664
deconcert1715
disarrange1744
derange1777
unadjust1785
mess1823
discombobulate1825
tevel1825
malagruze1864
to muck up1875
untrim1884
unbalance1892
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > disarrange [verb (transitive)]
disarraya1387
difforma1425
disrank1602
discompose1611
unrank1611
dismarshall1630
deform1725
disarrange1744
disrange1775
derange1777
misarrange1815
upsteer1889
1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination iii. 519 Quick disgust From things deform'd, or disarrang'd.
1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane i. 18 The glebe..Will journey, forc'd off by the mining rain; And..disarrange Thy neighbours' vale.
1834 H. Martineau Farrers of Budge-Row ii. 35 She..would not let his chamber be disarranged just at present.
1892 Speaker 8 Oct. 427/1 Sudden..fluctuations in the standard of value undoubtedly disarrange trade.
1914 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 20 Apr. (City ed.) 3/7 One or two injuries might disarrange my entire team.
1963 R. Wilcox Five Cent. Amer. Costume iii. 45 It [sc. a cocked hat] folded flat so that..it could be carried under arm to save disarranging the wig.
2005 H. Mantel Beyond Black iv. 138 He came inside and exploded the light bulbs, and disarranged Mrs Etchells' china cabinet.
Derivatives
disaˈrranged adj.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [adjective] > put out of order
misordered1538
mistempered?1541
disordered?a1560
disturbed1593
disarrayed1600
disranked1606
disadjusted1611
distempereda1616
unhinged1719
disarranged1761
deranged1796
perturbed1799
ree-raw1800
perturbate1823
1761 R. Shepherd Odes Descriptive & Allegorical x. 34 Invoke thee, Harmony's bright Queen, To tune the disarranged Machine.
1827 C. Wordsworth King Charles I 19 A lamentably miscalculating and dis-arranged understanding.
1970 H. Nelms Scene Design viii. 79/2 The disarranged chairs announce that there has recently been a meeting.
2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) xxvi. 321 She had gone to great lengths to compose herself,..tying a scarf over her disarranged hair.
disaˈrranging n.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [noun] > action of disarranging
disordering1523
disarraying1611
disordination1626
disranking1629
disarrangement1733
derangement1780
disarranging1821
1821 Champion 7 July 430/1 We deplore the bad taste of the time that can support the arrangings (or, rather, disarrangings) of the most exquisite and simple airs into trios, quartettos, &c.
1908 Country Gentleman 1 Oct. 933/4 To get a wrong crop of any kind means a disarranging of many years' plans.
2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 12 July (Weekend section) 7 Much of the physical action of the drama involves the disarranging of the church.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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