disarray
noun [U] /ˌdɪs.əˈreɪ/ formalDefinition
› the state of being confused and having no organization or of being untidy: Ever since the oil crisis, the industry has been in (a state of) disarray. The news had thrown his plans into disarray. Her clothes were in disarray.Dirt and untidinessConfusion, confusing and feeling confused
(Definition of disarray noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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