deray

noun

de·​ray

diˈrā

plural -s

now dialectal British

: disorder, disturbance, confusion

specifically : disorderly merriment

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old French desrei, from desreer, to disturb, put in disorder, probably alteration of desareer

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