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disorganize

American

[dis-awr-guh-nahyz] / dɪsˈɔr gəˌnaɪz /

especially British, disorganise

verb (used with object)

to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.

disorganize British

/ dɪsˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz /

verb

(tr) to disrupt or destroy the arrangement, system, or unity of

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Origin of disorganize

1785–95; < French désorganiser, equivalent to dés- dis- ¹ + organiser to organize

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It might disorganize Red China's industries and communications, notably coastal shipping.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Hostile forces are trying to create new centers of anarchy, disturb the rhythm of normal work in factories and disorganize the life of the country."

From Time Magazine Archive

In the 1913 testimony Mitchell opposed a separate Air Service, and condemned disgruntled officers for making statements which might disorganize the service.

From Time Magazine Archive

He warned that such sale would "disorganize the Government and other security markets."

From Time Magazine Archive

It is, basically, a response to propaganda, something like the panic-producing pheromones that slave-taking ants re lease to disorganize the colonies of their prey.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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