Definition
deray
noun
- a state of disorder or disarray; confusion or disorganization
Usage: archaic or literary; often used in the phrase 'in deray'
Examples
- The room was left in complete deray after the party.
- His affairs fell into deray following his sudden departure.
- The kingdom descended into deray during the civil war.
- She found her thoughts in deray as she tried to process the news.