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Disarrange

To unsettle or disturb the order or due arrangement of; to throw out of order.

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Disarray 76% connected

To throw into disorder; to break the array of.

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Disorder 76% connected

Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.

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Displace 76% connected

To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Dishevel 76% connected

To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle.

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Muss 76% connected

A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.

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Ruffle 76% connected

To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.

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Rumple 76% connected

To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.

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Tangle 76% connected

To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.

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Tousle 76% connected

To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse.

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Tussle 76% connected

To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.

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Disorganization 74% connected

The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.

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Disorganization 74% connected

The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.

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Arrange 94% connected

To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle.

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Arrange 94% connected

To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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