as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
those unexpected problems that can disorganize an entire plan
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Recent Examples of disorganize
Uruguay looked fatigued and disorganized from the opening whistle.
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Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Team defense still appears disorganized, despite standout individual moments and performances.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025
If your files are disorganized, your workflows are ad-hoc, or your code is messy, the AI tools have a very small and chaotic surface area to work with.
—Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Psychologists recognize four main styles of attachment: secure, avoidant, anxious, and disorganized.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Team defense still appears disorganized, despite standout individual moments and performances.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025
If your files are disorganized, your workflows are ad-hoc, or your code is messy, the AI tools have a very small and chaotic surface area to work with.
—Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Psychologists recognize four main styles of attachment: secure, avoidant, anxious, and disorganized.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorganize
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According to the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report, employers estimate that 39% of core skills — such as problem-solving and communication — will be disrupted by 2030, with 40% of firms planning to reduce their workforce specifically due to AI automation.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Both claim that new jobs and addressing the threat of being eclipsed by other nations offsets the risk of data centers damaging the environment and disrupting people’s lives.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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He was also disturbed by the 2016 murder of Labour parliamentarian Jo Cox by a far-right figure associated with neo-Nazi groups who had been radicalized online.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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But then Detective Nathanial Saint shows up carrying disturbing news and an even more unexpected jolt of creativity.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The 40-year-old cooks up ways to make quarterbacks miserable in his sleep, devising schemes that are meant to lure as much as they are intended to confuse.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Canales-Pelaez said that local departments may be confusing administrative warrants with criminal ones, or overcomplying to avoid backlash from the state Legislature.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Disorganize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorganize. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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