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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; < F désorganisation, equiv. to désorganis(er) to disorganize + -ation -ation
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dis·or·gan·ize   (dĭs-ôr'gə-nīz')   
tr.v.   dis·or·gan·ized, dis·or·gan·iz·ing, dis·or·gan·iz·es
To destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or unity of.
dis·or'gan·i·za'tion (-gə-nĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Main Entry: dis·or·ga·ni·za·tion
Variant: or British dis·or·ga·ni·sa·tion /(")dis-"org-(&-)n&-'zA-sh&n/
Function: noun
: psychopathological inconsistency in personality, mental functions, or overt behavior disorganization> disorganization> —dis·or·ga·nize or British dis·or·ga·nise /(')dis-'or-g&-"nIz/ transitive verb -nized or British -nised; -niz·ing or British -nis·ing
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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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