disorganization

[dis-awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn]

dis·or·gan·i·za·tion

[dis-awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn]
noun
1.
a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
2.
the absence of organization or orderly arrangement; disarrangement; disorder.

Origin:
1785–95; < French désorganisation, equivalent to désorganis(er) to disorganize + -ation -ation
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Disorganization has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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World English Dictionary
disorganize or disorganise (dɪsˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to disrupt or destroy the arrangement, system, or unity of
 
disorganise or disorganise
 
vb
 
disorgani'zation or disorganise
 
n
 
disorgani'sation or disorganise
 
n
 
dis'organizer or disorganise
 
n
 
dis'organiser or disorganise
 
n

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Medical Dictionary

disorganization dis·or·gan·i·za·tion (dĭs-ôr'gə-nĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The destruction an organ or tissue causing loss of function.

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