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  • 121snafu — /sna fooh , snaf ooh/, n., adj., v., snafued, snafuing. n. 1. a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation. adj. 2. in disorder; out of control; chaotic. v.t. 3. to throw into disorder; muddle. [1940 45; s(ituation) n(ormal): a(ll) f(ucked) …

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  • 122disarray — 1. verb /dɪsəɹeɪ/ a) To throw into disorder; to break the array of. b) To take off the dress of; to unrobe. Ant: array 2. noun /dɪsəɹeɪ/ a) Want o …

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  • 123dissolve — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrogate, adjourn, annihilate, atomize, attenuate, be annihilated, be consumed, be destroyed, be gone, be no more, be wiped out, blow off, break into, break up, bring to ruin, cast forth, cease, cease to be,… …

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  • 124embroil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. complicate, throw into disorder. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. entangle, enmesh, disorder, derange; see confuse , entangle . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. disturb, entangle, trouble, mix up, involve …

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  • 125disturb — c.1300, to stop or hinder, from O.Fr. destorber (O.N.Fr. distourber) and directly from L. disturbare throw into disorder, from dis completely (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + turbare to disorder, disturb, from turba turmoil (see TURBID (Cf …

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  • 126confuse — v. a. 1. Mingle, intermingle, mix, blend, confound. 2. Disorder, disarrange, derange, disturb, jumble, throw into disorder or confusion. 3. Perplex, obscure, darken, render uncertain. 4. Mystify, embarrass, pose, nonplus, bewilder, flurry. 5.… …

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  • 127discompose — v. a. 1. Disorder, derange, disarrange, embroil, jumble, unsettle, confuse, disturb, throw into disorder or confusion. 2. Displease, disquiet, ruffle, agitate, harass, worry, annoy, plague, trouble, vex, fret, nettle, irritate, provoke, chafe. 3 …

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  • 128disorganize — v. a. 1. Disorder, derange, disarrange, upset, confuse, unsettle, disturb, discompose, put out of order, throw into disorder. 2. Destroy, break up …

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