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
They were disorganized and inefficient, their battles had been going poorly, and their leadership suffered from corruption and distrust.
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Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Type C follows two already established parenting personalities, Type A and Type B. Where As are rigid in structure and routine, Bs are laid-back, spontaneous, and often disorganized.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
In high school, she was disorganized and distracted.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The event sparked a lot of online chatter — not all positive — with some runners calling the race disorganized and a marketing event catered to influencers.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Type C follows two already established parenting personalities, Type A and Type B. Where As are rigid in structure and routine, Bs are laid-back, spontaneous, and often disorganized.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
In high school, she was disorganized and distracted.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The event sparked a lot of online chatter — not all positive — with some runners calling the race disorganized and a marketing event catered to influencers.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for disorganize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorganize
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He was also accused of disrupting a second informational table hosted by a student group, according to Illinois State University Police.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer The shutdown unfortunately disrupted my weekend plans to check out the FDR Presidential Library in upstate New York, but the gorgeous fall weather in the area was a welcome consolation.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Staffieri was appropriately shocked and disturbed by both the antisemitic display and the breach of internal protocol.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The plot was inspired by a Japanese news report that had deeply disturbed Woo, about a lunatic guilty of poisoning baby formula.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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But too often, this instinct to chase conflict distorts reality and confuses the public.—
Nancy Gibbs,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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This view confuses structure with behavior.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Disorganize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorganize. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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