disarray utter perpetual ransack wanton

disarray

dis·ar·ray /ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/ noun [uncountable] formal

• the state of being untidy or not organized
  • in disarray
    • This left the Liberal Party in total disarray.
  • throw something into disarray/fall into disarray
    • The delay threw the entire timetable into disarray.

utter

ut·ter1 /ˈʌtə $-ər / adjective [only before noun]

• complete – used especially to emphasize that something is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong:
  • That’s utter nonsense!
  • This company treats its employees with utter contempt.
  • I watched in complete and utter horror as he pulled out a gun.
  • fifteen years of utter confusion

perpetual

per·pet·u·al /pəˈpetʃuəl $pər- / adjective [usually before noun]

1. continuing all the time without changing or stopping SYNcontinuous :
   • the perpetual noise of the machines
   • a little girl with a perpetual smile
2. repeated many times in a way that annoys you SYNcontinual :
   • my mother’s perpetual nagging
3. literary permanent:
   • the perpetual snows of the mountaintops

— perpetually adverb

ransack

ran·sack /ˈrænsæk/ verb [transitive]

1. to go through a place, stealing things and causing damage:
   • The whole flat had been ransacked.
2. to search a place very thoroughly, often making it untidy
   • ransack something for something
     • She ransacked the wardrobe for something to wear.

wanton

wan·ton /ˈwɒntən $ˈwɒːn-, ˈwɑːn- / adjective

1. deliberately harming someone or damaging something for no reason:
   • an act of wanton aggression
   • a wanton disregard for life
2. old-fashioned a wanton woman is considered immoral because she has sex with a lot of men
3. formal uncontrolled:
   • wanton growth

• wantonly adverb
• wantonness noun [uncountable]