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disorganise

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dis⋅or⋅gan⋅ize

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


Origin:
1785–95; < F désorganiser, equiv. to dés- dis- 1 + organiser to organize


dis⋅or⋅gan⋅iz⋅er, noun
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disorganize 
1793, from Fr. désorganiser, from dés- "not" + organiser "organize." This word and related forms introduced in Eng. in reference to the Fr. Revolution.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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