désarroi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French désaroy (“disorder”), from Old French desroi, desrei (“disorder, confusion, tumult”), from des- + a base of Germanic origin. More at deray, array, ready.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.za.ʁwa/

Noun

désarroi m (usually uncountable, plural désarrois)

  1. dismay
  2. disarray (want of array or regular order)

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