disorganize

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled disorganised

US /dɪsˈɔrɡənaɪz/ UK /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪz/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to throw into confusion or destroy the orderly arrangement of

    The sudden power cut disorganized the whole production line.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to throw into confusion or... disorderdisruptderangeunsettleconfusemuddledisarrange
Word family
Forms disorganizesdisorganizing
Derived forms disorganizationdisorganizeddisorganizer

Etymology

From dis- ('reversal') + organize; organize from Medieval Latin organizare ('to furnish with organs'), from Latin organum ('instrument'), from Ancient Greek organon ('tool, instrument').

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