Disorganize

Disorganize
Disorganize Dis*or"gan*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disorganized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disorganizing}.] [Pref. dis- + organize: cf. F. d['e]sorganiser.] To destroy the organic structure or regular system of (a government, a society, a party, etc.); to break up (what is organized); to throw into utter disorder; to disarrange. [1913 Webster]

Lyford . . . attempted to disorganize the church. --Eliot (1809). [1913 Webster]


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  • disorganize — I verb abolish the organization of, agitate, bedevil, befog, befuddle, bewilder, bother, clutter, come to pieces, complicate, confound, contendere, confuse, daze, deactivate, decompose, deform, demobilize, deprive of organization, derange,… …   Law dictionary

  • disorganize — 1793, from Fr. désorganiser, from dés not (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + organiser organize (see ORGANIZE (Cf. organize)). This word and related forms were introduced in English in reference to the French Revolution. Related: Disorganized; disorganizing; …   Etymology dictionary

  • disorganize — (Amer.) dis·or·gan·ize || dɪs ɔːgÉ™naɪz v. disrupt, upset, disarrange, disorder (also disorganise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • disorganize — disturb, unsettle, *disorder, derange, disarrange Antonyms: organize Contrasted words: systematize, methodize, arrange, marshal, *order …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • disorganize — [v] disrupt arrangement; make shambles of break down, break up, clutter, complicate, confound, confuse, demobilize, derange, destroy, disarrange, disarray, disband, discompose, discreate, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disperse, disturb, embroil …   New thesaurus

  • disorganize — [dis ôr′gə nīz΄] vt. disorganized, disorganizing [Fr désorganiser: see DIS & ORGANIZE] to disrupt or break up the order, arrangement, or system of; throw into confusion or disorder disorganization n …   English World dictionary

  • disorganize — verb To make less organized; to reduce to chaos. The arrival of her new baby would inevitabley disorganize her life …   Wiktionary

  • disorganize — transitive verb Etymology: French désorganiser, from dés dis + organiser to organize Date: 1793 to destroy or interrupt the orderly structure or function of • disorganization noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • disorganize — disorganizer, n. /dis awr geuh nuyz /, v.t., disorganized, disorganizing. to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder. Also, esp. Brit., disorganise. [1785 95; < F désorganiser,… …   Universalium

  • disorganize — Synonyms and related words: ablate, addle, addle the wits, atomize, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, bewilder, bother, break up, bug, cloud, clutter, come apart, confuse, consume, corrode, crack up, crumble, crumble into dust, daze, dazzle,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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