disarraydis‧ar‧ray /ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/ noun [uncountable] formal 
This left the Liberal Party in total disarray.throw something into disarray/fall into disarray The delay threw the entire timetable into disarray.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Meade was pushed back, his formations in disarray.
- Now that global capitalism is in disarray, it would make sense to support local businesses.
- On the whole, the Empire's fortunes were good, and the land remained united despite interludes of disarray.
- The teaching profession is in disarray, speaking with no coherent voice.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is not organized well
also disorganised British not arranged according to any kind of order or plan: · She gave a long disorganized speech that left everyone confused.totally/completely disorganized: · Her files were completely disorganized - she could never find anything she wanted.· a totally disorganized rescue effort
also badly organised British not well organized - use this about events or activities that are not successful, because they have not been planned well: · The festival was very badly organized - nobody seemed to know what they were doing.· There was widespread criticism that the relief operation was slow and badly organized.
a business or organization that is badly run produces bad results because it is badly managed or organized: · The company is not badly run, but it still has not made a profit.· Critics say that the mayor's office is badly run and corrupt.
extremely disorganized: · The city is a sprawling chaotic metropolis of some eight million residents.· Newscasts continued to broadcast images of the chaotic minutes after the shooting.· We flew on the day after Christmas and the situation at the airport was completely chaotic.
informal if a situation or event is a mess or a shambles , it is very badly organized or badly controlled, and nothing good or useful is being achieved: · The social security system in this country is a mess.a complete/hopeless etc mess: · The whole conference was a complete mess from start to finish.in a mess/shambles: · The prolonged war has left the nation's economy in a shambles.
if a group such as a political party is in disarray , it is disorganized and no longer effective, especially because the people who belong to it cannot agree with each other and cannot work together: · The defeated army retreated in disarray.in complete/total etc disarray: · The Democrats were in complete disarray after last year's disastrous elections.throw something into disarray (=make it become disorganized): · The chairman's resignation threw the organization into disarray.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY This left the Liberal Party in total disarray. The delay threw the entire timetable into disarray.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
This left the Liberal Party in total disarray. The delay threw the entire timetable into disarray.· On the evening of 20 November the Prime Minister's swift decision to fight on plunged the Conservatives into almost total disarray.· They were in total disarray from the start.· However, John de Wolf made it 3-0 after 52 minutes and from then San Marino were in total disarray.
VERB· Almost certainly textiles had fallen into some disarray by early 1524.· His election as president seemed certain, even before the Radicals fell into disarray with Mr Sourrouille's resignation.· Soon after Five Easy Pieces and his affair with Anspach, his own personal life fell into disarray.
· But a Cup replay would throw those plans into disarray.· This might be thought to throw into disarray our grounds for specifying what animals see, hear, and otherwise sense.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the state of being untidy or not organizedin disarray- Advancing on a narrow front, the bristling schiltrons threw their opponents into confusion on such unfamiliar, unstable ground.
- But a Cup replay would throw those plans into disarray.
- He briefly dissolved Congress in 1992 to successfully fight two guerrilla insurgencies that had thrown the country into chaos.
- However, the death of Vial shortly afterwards threw everything into confusion.
- Instead, it was going directly across their path, which threw them into confusion.
- It was their starting-point that was often illogical or arbitrary and threw the listener into confusion.
- Now the ruling, which could open the way for new prosecutions, has thrown the issue into chaos.
- Since the middle of the 1870s a world monetary depression had thrown trade into confusion.
This left the Liberal Party in total disarray.throw something into disarray/fall into disarray The delay threw the entire timetable into disarray.