disorganize

[ dis-awr-guh-nahyz ]
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verb (used with object),dis·or·gan·ized, dis·or·gan·iz·ing.
  1. to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.

Origin of disorganize

1
1785–95; <French désorganiser, equivalent to dés-dis-1 + organiser to organize
  • Also especially British, dis·or·gan·ise .

Other words from disorganize

  • dis·or·gan·iz·er, noun

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How to use disorganize in a sentence

  • Because it could not organise labour, instruction, and religion, without disorganising justice.

    Essays on Political Economy | Frederic Bastiat
  • He cunningly conceived the plan of disorganising the Judan community,390 by the help of its own members.

  • I am entirely with you as far as concerns the disorganising influence which religious fanaticism exercises upon life.

    The Forerunners | Romain Rolland
  • You cannot stop engines working at twelve knots an hour in three seconds without disorganising them.

    The Day's Work, Volume 1 | Rudyard Kipling
  • Righteousness is the organising principle of the soul; unrighteousness is the disorganising principle.

British Dictionary definitions for disorganize

disorganize

disorganise

/ (dɪsˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz) /


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

Derived forms of disorganize

  • disorganization or disorganisation, noun
  • disorganizer or disorganiser, noun

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