deray /dɪˈɹeɪ/noun 4verb 2forms 3 noun4 •impetuosity, prowess, vigour •(no longer used) Disorder, disturbance. •(no longer used) Disarray, confusion.[…] the exasperated Whigs […] were the men in fact that wrought the most deray among the populace. — 1824 •(no longer used) Disorderly merriment; partying.[…] there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be at Sir Robert’s house at Pace and Yule, and such high seasons […] — 1824 verb2 •(no longer used) To derange. •(no longer used) To become deranged; to go wild. formsderayed · deraying · derays
