Disarray vs Unsettle - What's the difference?
disarray | unsettle |
To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
* Fenton
To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
* Spenser
Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 15
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea
, work=BBC
Confused attire; undress; dishabille.
To make upset or uncomfortable
:Don't unsettle the horses or they'll bolt.
*{{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 9
, author=Jonathan Wilson
, title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao
, work=the Guardian
To bring into disorder or disarray
As verbs the difference between disarray and unsettle
is that disarray is to throw into disorder; to break the array of while unsettle is to make upset or uncomfortable.As a noun disarray
is want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.disarray
English
Verb
(en verb)- Who with fiery steeds / Oft disarrayed the foes in battle ranged.
- So, as she bade, the witch they disarrayed .
Antonyms
* arrayNoun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Tottenham pushed forward in an attempt to complete the recovery - but only succeeded in leaving themselves wide open to Chelsea's attacks and Redknapp's side ended in total disarray .}}
Synonyms
* See alsounsettle
English
Verb
(en-verb)citation, page= , passage=Athletic have been showing signs of fatigue domestically and they never quite seemed to reach the same pitch of intensity that had so unsettled Manchester United and Schalke 04 in earlier rounds. }}