throw into disarray

threw into disarray

Definition

Definition of throw into disarray - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

chaoscause confusion or disorder in a situation

The sudden resignation threw the team into disarray.
The unexpected news threw the conference into disarray.
His sudden departure threw the project into disarray.

derange

disorganize

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Expressions with throw

throw out

discard or get rid of something unwanted

She decided to throw out the old clothes.

throw about

scatter objects in different directions

The children throw about their toys every afternoon.

throw down

drop something forcefully from one's hands

He decided to throw down the heavy bag.

throw off

remove or discard something

She threw off her wet coat.

throw it all away

discard everything completely

She throws it all away during the cleanup.

throw a party

organize and host a social gathering

They decided to throw a party for her birthday.

Expressions with disarray

fall into disarray

become messy or disorganized suddenly

After the leader left, the team fell into disarray.

in disarray

adj.

not organized or neat, messy or confused

The room was in disarray after the party.

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disorder

chaos

throw into confusion or disarray

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French:semer la pagaille, ...
German:ins Chaos stürzen, ...
Italian:gettare nel caos, ...
Spanish:sumir en el caos, ...
Portuguese:lançar no caos, ...
Chinese:使陷入混乱, ...
Japanese:混乱に陥れる, ...
Arabic:أَحْدَثَ الفَوْضَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכְנִיס לְבַלְבּוּל, ...
Russian:вызвать беспорядок, ...
Ukrainian:викликати безлад, ...
Hindi:अव्यवस्था में डालना, ...
Bengali:বিশৃঙ্খলায় ফেলা, ...
Catalan:desorganitzar, ...
Czech:uvést do zmatku, ...
Danish:bringe i uorden, ...
Dutch:in verwarring brengen, ...
Greek:φέρνω αναστάτωση, ...
Hungarian:felforgatni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យច្របូកច្របល់, ...
Korean:혼란에 빠뜨리다, ...
Persian:به‌هم ریختن, ...
Polish:wprowadzić w chaos, ...
Portuguese (BR):jogar no caos, ...
Romanian:a arunca în haos, ...
Swedish:kasta i oordning, ...
Thai:ทำให้ระส่ำระสาย, ...
Turkish:karışıklığa sürüklemek, ...
Vietnamese:làm rối loạn, ...

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