put+into+disorder

  • 31disturb — v. a. 1. Agitate, shake, stir. 2. Disarrange, derange, disorder, confuse, unsettle, throw into confusion, put into disorder. 3. Molest, annoy, disquiet, vex, ruffle, worry, plague, trouble, incommode. 4. Interrupt, impede, hinder …

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  • 32dis|ar|ray — «DIHS uh RAY», noun, verb. –n. 1. lack of order; disorder; confusion: »There was disarray on the busy street after the bank robbers were chased and caught. 2. disorder of clothing: »A wicked Hag…In ragged robes and filthy disarray (Edmund… …

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  • 33muss — /mus/, n. 1. a state of disorder or untidiness. v.t. 2. to put into disorder; make messy; rumple (often fol. by up). [1820 30; perh. b. MESS and FUSS] Syn. 2. mess, disturb, tangle, bedraggle. * * * …

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  • 34muss — [[t]mʌs[/t]] v. t. 1) to put into disorder; make messy; rumple (often fol. by up) 2) a state of disorder or untidiness • Etymology: 1820–30; perh. b. mess and fuss …

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  • 35muss — /mʌs/ (say mus) noun 1. Chiefly US Colloquial a state of disorder or confusion. –verb (t) Also, muss up. 2. to put into disorder; make untidy or messy; rumple. {alteration of mess} …

  • 36clutter — [klut′ər] n. [var. of clotter < CLOT] 1. a number of things scattered in disorder; jumble 2. [var. of CLATTER] Dial. CLATTER 3. the interference on a radarscope caused by hills, buildings, etc. vt. to put into disorder; jumble: often with up …

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  • 37tumble — [tum′bəl] vi. tumbled, tumbling [ME tumblen, freq. of tumben < OE tumbian, to fall, jump, dance; akin to Ger tummeln, taumeln < OHG * tumalon, freq. of tumon, to turn < IE base * dheu , to be turbid > DULL] 1. to do somersaults,… …

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  • 38bugger — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bougre heretic, from Anglo French bugre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, literally, Bulgarian; from the association of Bulgaria with the Bogomils, who were accused of sodomy Date: 1555 1. sodomite 2. a. a worthless …

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  • 39disturb — dis|turb [dıˈstə:b US ə:rb] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(interrupt)¦ 2¦(worry)¦ 3¦(move)¦ 4¦(change)¦ 5 disturb the peace ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: destourber, from Latin turbare to put into disorder ] 1.) …

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  • 40Tousle — Tou sle, v. t. [Freq. of touse. Cf.{Tossle}.] To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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