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disorganization

[ dis-awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuh n ]

/ dɪsˌɔr gə nəˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.

the absence of organization or orderly arrangement; disarrangement; disorder.

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mix-up, foul-up, incoherence, confusion, dissolution, disarray, chaos, disunion, disruption, derangement, disorder, anarchy, disjointedness, screw-up

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Origin of disorganization

1785–95; < French désorganisation, equivalent to désorganis(er) to disorganize + -ation -ation

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for disorganization

I am scared that, like me, they will arrive and see a frenzy of disorganization, fear and, most frightening, quarantine.
Quarantine Turns Ebola Heroes Into Pariahs|Russell Saunders|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But “he was so shocked by the disorganization and lack of seriousness that he submitted his papers to retire.”
The CIA’s Wrong: Arming Rebels Works|Christopher Dickey|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe this is just another manifestation of Democratic disorganization.
Why Is Progressive Hero Bill de Blasio Throwing Charter Schools Out of New York City?|Conor P. Williams|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He fell victim to his own ignorance, disorganization, and inability to deal with sexual-harassment allegations.
Why Herman Cain Failed to Salvage His Presidential Campaign|Howard Kurtz|December 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Carla Murphy looks at the challenges ahead, including corruption, hurricane season, and disorganization.
Wyclef's Mission Impossible|Carla Murphy|August 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At times rival kings of some other race arose and probably produced some disorganization.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
Of course, the immediate upset is tremendous—the disorganization, and all that sort of thing.
Tales of the Five Towns|Arnold Bennett
Each one of them is a measure of so much waste, so much failure and lack of momentum, so much disorder and disorganization.
The Psychology of Nations|G.E. Partridge
Disorganization in releasing groups of complexes from control may even permit the formation of independent organizations.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
On one side the morphine habit; on the other, dementia from the constant excitement and disorganization of the brain.
Conscience, Complete|Hector Malot

Medicine definitions for disorganization

disorganization

[ dĭs-ôr′gə-nĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The destruction of an organ or tissue causing loss of function.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.