🇬🇧🇪🇸 disarray - desorden : English Lesson

Meaning of "disarray" ("desorden"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Disarray is when things are so messy and mixed up that it’s hard to find anything or know what’s going on. It can be when a room is super untidy with socks on the lamp and books on the floor, or when people are confused and nothing is organized. When there is disarray, everything feels out of order and chaotic instead of neat and clear.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My hair was in such disarray that the mirror quietly closed its own eyes.

The art room lived in beautiful disarray, where glitter, glue, and noodles were all best friends.

Grandpa’s toolbox was in such disarray that we found a sandwich where the hammer should be.

When the alarm didn’t go off, our morning turned into disarray, with cereal in cups and juice in bowls.

Our game of hide-and-seek caused such disarray that Mom found toys in the fridge and cheese in the shoe rack.

The kitchen lay in disarray: plates on the floor, flour on the cat, a saucepan on a chair. She stared at the disarray and laughed; the disarray smelled of burnt toast, while crayon pictures fluttered through the disarray like small flags. They swept, patted the cat, and the disarray turned into shared calm.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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