A state of disorder, disarray, or confusion; lack of proper arrangement or organization.
From Old French 'desray', combining des- (meaning reversal) and ray (from Germanic root meaning 'arrangement'). It evolved to describe things that were arranged backward or in complete disorder.
The word 'disray' is almost identical to 'disarray' and both were used interchangeably in Middle English, but 'disarray' won out—a perfect example of how language competitions occur even among synonyms.
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