disarrange

D2I1S1A1R1R1A1N1G2E1

verb

To undo the arrangement of; to disorder; to derange.

Opposite
arrange
OriginEnglish arrange ← Middle English arengen ← Old French arangier →
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Meanings

verbdisarrange (third-person singular simple present disarranges, present participle disarranging, simple past and past participle disarranged)

present singular third person disarranges · participle present disarranging · participle past disarranged · past disarranged

  1. To undo the arrangement of; to disorder; to derange.

    Stay, dear, you will disarrange your curls—let me untie your hat.

    1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC
    1 more example

    In his short life Ricky had known two sudden deaths, and that is enough to disarrange any placid outlook on the world.

    1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part I, VI [Uniform ed., p. 69]

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdestroy the arrangement or order of

Opposite
arrange
Broader
movedisplace
Also see
unsettle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  11. Proto-Italic*ad
  12. Proto-Italic*ad-
  13. Latinad-
  14. Old Frencha-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*(H)rek-
  16. Proto-Celtic*reketi
  17. Gaulish*rekosbor.?
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  19. Proto-Germanic*rinkaną
  20. Proto-Germanic*rankaz
  21. Frankish*rankbor.?
  22. Vulgar Latin*rencus
  23. Old Frenchreng
  24. Old Frenchrengier
  25. Old Frencharangier
  26. Middle Englisharengen
  27. Englisharrange
  28. Englishdisarrange

From dis- + arrange.

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Translations

Bulgarian разбърквам, разбутвам
  • разбърквам (razbărkvam)undo the arrangement of
  • разбутвам (razbutvam)undo the arrangement of
Greek ανακατεύω
  • ανακατεύω (anakatévo)undo the arrangement of
Māori tarihahohaho, whakatōhenehene
  • tarihahohahoundo the arrangement of
  • whakatōheneheneundo the arrangement of
Spanish desarreglar
  • desarreglarundo the arrangement of
Cite this entry
APA

disarrange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disarrange

MLA

“disarrange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disarrange. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disarrange,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disarrange.

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