disarrange

[ dis-uh-reynj ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·ar·ranged, dis·ar·rang·ing.

1. to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.

disarrange

/ ˌdɪsəˈreɪndʒ /

verb

1. tr to throw into disorder

Derived Forms

• ˌdisarˈrangement, noun

Other Words From

• disar·rangement noun
• disar·ranger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disarrange¹

First recorded in 1735–45; dis- ¹ + arrange

Example Sentences

No need to warn her not to disarrange her attire: when she was dressed, she sat demurely down in her little chair, taking care previously to lift up the satin skirt for fear she should crease it, and assured me she would not stir thence till I was ready.

From Literature

“So your pelo loco, like clippings of grass, will not disarrange this house,” she says.

From Literature

Eyes still watering and head still throbbing, he drew his wand, careful not to disarrange the Cloak, and waited, breath held.

From Literature

Sir Meliagrance, running up and down stairs with cries of “Yes, Ma’am, in ’arf a minute” or “Marian, Marian, where the ’ell have you put the candles?” or “Murdoch, take them sheep out of the solar this instant,” found time to lean his forehead against the cold stone of an embrasure, to clutch his bewildered heart, to curse his folly, and further to disarrange his already disordered plots.

From Literature

For the Meyers episode, Gethard and his cast had been awake for 36 hours, the better to disarrange their senses.

From Los Angeles Times