untruss

verb

Definition of untrussnext
archaic
as in to disarray

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  1. disarray
  2. strip
  3. disrobe
  4. undress
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  • The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.
    Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
Definition of disarray
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  • The trees turned to bronze and copper, then stripped themselves skeletal; the cold somehow entered Eliza. Enough!
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Bitter cold, harsh winds and indoor heating can strip delicate skin of its moisture, leaving lips parched and prone to cracking.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of strip
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  • Over the next few years, the Victoria’s Secret runway show became the Met Ball of the disrobed.
    Danielle Pergament, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The girl was in jail garb; the family has said the girl was asked to disrobe to put on the attire but refused to take off certain items.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of disrobe
Verb
  • Jamie accepts Claire’s soothing words but still takes the opportunity to begin undressing his love and walking her toward their bed.
    Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Week 11, 7:42 remaining in the second quarter, third-and-7 On third-and-7, against the Rams, Maye motioned running back Antonio Gibson outside to undress the coverage.
    Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of undress
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