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order's evil twin, the state your room reaches faster than entropy predicts
means A state of disorder, confusion, or untidiness, where things that should be arranged neatly have fallen out of order.
from From Old French 'desarroi,' built from 'des-' (the undoing prefix, 'apart, away') plus 'arroi' (order, arrangement) — itself rooted in a verb meaning to put in rank or ready for battle. So at heart 'disarray' is 'un-readying': the disbanding of order. The same 'arroi' is a cousin of the 'array' in 'arrayed for war,' meaning disarray is literally an army's formation falling apart.
- latin roots
- From Old French desareer, to undo battle formation
- battle origin
- Once meant soldiers breaking ranks in panic
- clothing sense
- Historically described being undressed or in tatters
- physics ally
- Mirrors entropy, the universe's relentless drift toward mess
for instance
brexit negotiations 2016-2020 — uk government internal divisions delayed departure agreement repeatedly, creating parliamentary chaos