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misarray

misarray noun: disarray; disorder; confusion.

Noun

misarray (uncountable)

  1. disarray; disorder; confusion
    • Then uproar wild and misarray/ Marr'd the fair form of festal day.1810, Walter Scott, “Canto V. The Combat.”, in The Lady of the Lake; […], Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William...
    • If need be, madam, sweep the room
      But leave my desk in misarray:
      So even in my den at Doom
      If need be, madam, sweep the room
      And gather me with but a broom.1946, Catholic World, volume 163

misarray meaning in Urdu

misarray in Urdu

بےترتیبی

Origin of misarray

From mis- + array. Compare Middle English misarraien (“to disorder”).

Questions about misarray

What does misarray mean?
Misarray means disarray; disorder; confusion.
What is misarray in Urdu?
Misarray in Urdu is بےترتیبی. See Misarray meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is misarray?
Misarray is a noun.

Words near misarray in the dictionary

  1. misarranged
  2. misarrangement
  3. misarrangements
  4. misarranges
  5. misarranging
  6. misarray
  7. misarrayed
  8. misarticulate
  9. misarticulated
  10. misarticulates
  11. misarticulating

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