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disorganize
[
dis-
awr
-g
uh
-nahyz
]
Origin
dis·or·gan·ize
/
dɪsˈɔr
gəˌnaɪz
/
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[
dis-
awr
-g
uh
-nahyz
]
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verb (used with object),
dis·or·gan·ized,
dis·or·gan·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;
<
French
désorganiser,
equivalent to
dés-
dis-
1
+
organiser
to
organize
Related forms
dis·or·gan·iz·er,
noun
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
disorganize
1793, from Fr. désorganiser, from dés- "not" (see
dis-
) + organiser "organize" (see
organize
). This word and related forms introduced in English in reference to the French Revolution. Related: Disorganized.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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