disarrangement
State of chaos
Disarrangement is the state of being out of order or the act of disrupting an arrangement.
Where disorder suggests chaos, disarrangement implies something was once organized and has been disturbed: The disarrangement of her papers suggested someone had been searching through them.
The word is formal and uncommon.
Untidy collection of items
- untidinessLack of order
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- shamblesState of total disorder
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
disarray · muddle · dishevelment · scatter · heap · mess · litter · hodgepodge
Absence of organization
- disorganizationAbsence of systematic arrangement
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
upheaval · disruption · perturbation · disturbance · upset · destabilization · discomposure · discombobulation
Randomizing order of items
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- mixingCombining into one mass
- disturbingCausing mental unease
- upsettingCausing emotional turmoil
overturning · displacing · unsettling · jumbling · tangling · muddling · dislocating · misplacing
clutter
Untidy collection of items
- untidinessLack of order
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- shamblesState of total disorder
tangle · disarray · muddle · dishevelment · scatter · heap · mess · litter · hodgepodge · debris
disorder
Absence of organization
- disorganizationAbsence of systematic arrangement
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
turmoil · upheaval · disruption · perturbation · disturbance · upset · destabilization · discomposure · discombobulation · incoherence
shuffling
Randomizing order of items
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- mixingCombining into one mass
- disturbingCausing mental unease
upsetting · overturning · displacing · unsettling · jumbling · tangling · muddling · dislocating · misplacing · upending
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Ordered configuration or agreement
order · organization · orderliness · tidiness · system
arrange, array, arrangement, rearrange, deranged, disarrange, rearranged, arrayed, rearrangement