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/Sounds like "dehs" (as in "debt") + "mah" (as in "mark") + "dreh" (as in "dress") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To cause total chaos, to completely wreck the order of something in an irreversible way. An intensification of "desmadre" (chaos, disorder) where the prefix signals that whatever order existed before has been thoroughly obliterated.

Examples

My brother's friends showed up and trashed the whole place.

Don't go and ruin the event with your off-topic comments.

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Regional synonyms

A big, prominent nose in Peru, said in playful teasing among friends. Named after the "quena," the traditional Andean flute, due to the resemblance.