The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disarray \Dis`ar*ray"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disarrayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disarraying.] [Pref. dis- + array, v.: cf. OF. desarroyer, desarreier.]
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To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
Who with fiery steeds Oft disarrayed the foes in battle ranged.
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To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
So, as she bade, the witch they disarrayed.
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: disarray)
WordNet
adj. in disarray; "disarrayed bedclothes"
Usage examples of "disarrayed".
Her clothes were disarrayed, as if she had been in a struggle, Reeves recalled, but he saw no footprints on the staircase, nor did he find a knife or any other type of weapon.
Her clothing was disarrayed, and her skirt was raised above her hips, so the men decided she had been "outraged" or raped.
Based on the descriptions of Mary Ann's body at the scene, I suspect her clothing was disarrayed but not cut or torn off, and it was on the early morning of August 31st when the Ripper advanced to his next level of violence.
Her disarrayed clothing was pulled up to her knees, and her throat was cut so deeply that her head was barely attached to her body.
Across the hall, Garlin was coming through the entrance, his hair disarrayed from the wind.
He lay on his side now, his eyes closed, his hair disarrayed, blood trickling out of his mouth, his head cushioned on Garlin’s jacket.
Eldri had lost his helmet somewhere, and his disarrayed hair was wild around his head.
Pillows and blankets were disarrayed and soiled on the couch, and on the coffee table were tissues, a thermometer, bottles of aspirin, liniment, dirty cups and plates.
Her clothes were disarrayed, as if she had been in a struggle, Reeves recalled, but he saw no footprints on the stairÂcase, nor did he find a knife or any other type of weapon.
As usual when in private, the autarch's black and silver hair was disarrayed, and the left side of her forehead was smudged with either ink or charcoal.
Her hair was disarrayed, her cheek smudged, and her tunic frayed, clearly not the image of a ruler.