Disarray — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːpiən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɐɹˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɐɹˈeɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈuːpiən/.

Examples

a confusion of impressions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mental confusion disorder disorderliness confusion muddiness confusedness

Antonyms

order

Parts of Speech

noun	a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior “a confusion of impressions”
noun	untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)
verb	bring disorder to

Word Forms

confuse	verb	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
confused	adjective	having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
disarray	verb	bring disorder to
disorderly	adjective	in utter disorder
disorder	noun	a condition in which things are not in their expected places
disarray	noun	untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unordnung

ein Geisteszustand, der durch einen Mangel an klarem und geordnetem Denken und Verhalten gekennzeichnet ist

🇫🇷French

désarroi

un état mental caractérisé par un manque de pensée et de comportement clairs et ordonnés

🇪🇸Spanish

desorden

Un estado mental caracterizado por una falta de pensamiento y comportamiento claros y ordenados.

🇮🇹Italian

scompiglio

uno stato mentale caratterizzato dalla mancanza di pensiero e comportamento chiari e ordinati

🇳🇱Dutch

wanorde

een mentale toestand die wordt gekenmerkt door een gebrek aan helder en ordelijk denken en gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

desordem

um estado mental caracterizado pela falta de pensamento e comportamento claros e ordenados

🇷🇺Russian

беспорядок

психическое состояние, характеризующееся отсутствием ясного и упорядоченного мышления и поведения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उधेड़-बुन

एक मानसिक स्थिति जिसमें स्पष्ट और व्यवस्थित विचार और व्यवहार की कमी होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশৃঙ্খলা

একটি মানসিক অবস্থা স্পষ্ট এবং সুশৃঙ্খল চিন্তাভাবনা এবং আচরণের অভাব দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

குழப்பம்

தெளிவான மற்றும் ஒழுங்கான சிந்தனை மற்றும் நடத்தை இல்லாததால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு மன நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్తవ్యస్తం

స్పష్టమైన మరియు క్రమబద్ధమైన ఆలోచన మరియు ప్రవర్తన లేకపోవడంతో కూడిన మానసిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अव्यवस्था

स्पष्ट आणि सुव्यवस्थित विचार आणि वर्तनाच्या अभावाने वैशिष्ट्यीकृत मानसिक स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવ્યવસ્થા

સ્પષ્ટ અને વ્યવસ્થિત વિચાર અને વર્તનના અભાવ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ માનસિક સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರಮಬದ್ಧವಾದ ಆಲೋಚನೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രമക്കേട്

വ്യക്തവും ചിട്ടയുള്ളതുമായ ചിന്തയുടെയും പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെയും അഭാവം സ്വഭാവമുള്ള ഒരു മാനസികാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੜਬੜ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਵਸਥਿਤ ਸੋਚ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ترتیبی

ایک ذہنی حالت جس میں واضح اور منظم سوچ اور طرز عمل کی کمی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混乱

以缺乏清晰有序的思想和行为为特征的精神状态

🇯🇵Japanese

混乱

明確で秩序ある思考や行動の欠如を特徴とする精神状態

🇰🇷Korean

혼란

명확하고 질서 있는 사고와 행동이 결여된 정신 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hỗn loạn

một trạng thái tinh thần được đặc trưng bởi sự thiếu suy nghĩ và hành vi rõ ràng và có trật tự

🇹🇭Thai

ความระส่ำระสาย

สภาพจิตใจที่ขาดความคิดและพฤติกรรมที่ชัดเจนและเป็นระเบียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekacauan

keadaan mental yang ditandai dengan kurangnya pemikiran dan perilaku yang jelas dan teratur

🇵🇭Filipino

gulo

isang mental na estado na nailalarawan sa kakulangan ng malinaw at maayos na pag-iisip at pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

kucar-kacir

keadaan mental yang dicirikan oleh kekurangan pemikiran dan tingkah laku yang jelas dan teratur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفوضى

حالة عقلية تتميز بعدم وجود تفكير وسلوك واضح ومنظم

🇮🇷Persian

بی نظمی

حالت روانی که با فقدان تفکر و رفتار روشن و منظم مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kargaşa

açık ve düzenli düşünce ve davranış eksikliği ile karakterize edilen zihinsel bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי סֶדֵר

מצב נפשי המאופיין בחוסר חשיבה והתנהגות ברורה ומסודרת

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