DISHARMONIZE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

disharmonize

verb

Definition of disharmonize

as in to disrupt

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Bondele was among hundreds of Ebola response workers in Bunia who staged strikes and protests over unpaid wages in recent weeks, at times abandoning health facilities and disrupting parts of the response as the outbreak continued to spread.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
And maybe some Gen Zers are undersocialized and under-prepared after their education was disrupted by a global pandemic.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrupt

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Sparks upset the Lynx Rae Burrell scored 17 points, and Erica Wheeler had four in a game-ending 8-0 run and the Sparks ended Minnesota’s 10-game winning streak, beating the WNBA-leading Lynx 89-82 on Thursday night.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
In a year where voters upset with the Democratic Party mainstream have propelled outsider candidates to victory across the country, Crowley is hoping to buck the trend in Wisconsin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of upset

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Not only were Carlson and Trouba leaning toward departures, but team captain Radko Gudas is an unrestricted free agent, leaving the right side of the Ducks’ defense in flux if not disarray.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
That signing eventually turned a franchise used to disarray to one with legit postseason hopes.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026

Definition of disarray

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BookTok’s preferences may skew toward familiar beats and blunt-force sensation, but in Harpman the hive mind has alighted on something more capacious and slippery.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
After years of being by Isabel Klee’s side and acting as a patient, steady figure for countless foster animals, the 7-year-old Jindo-skewing mix took his final breath last week.

— Gina Park, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of skew

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Burke’s friends and acquaintances who spoke with Rolling Stone were similarly disturbed.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
China’s introduction of a common buying agency has disturbed what has been an evenly balanced relationship which has sometimes favored one side over the other, but which eventually finds equilibrium.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturb

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Reese finished with 12 rebounds, but Thornton made her work for every touch near the basket, consistently positioning herself to contest without fouling and keeping Atlanta’s interior offense disorganized throughout the first three quarters.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Atlanta doesn’t have a true point guard at the moment in its post-Trae Young incarnation, and the second units in particular could look disorganized.

— The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Definition of disorganize

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Research from the University of Delaware’s Department of Women and Gender Studies found that body image concerns resulting from social pressures are linked to lower self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and disordered eating in young women.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Women with thyroid issues or disordered eating histories should be especially cautious.

— Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

Definition of disorder

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The Studio Behind The Technology Annapurna Studios (not to be confused with the Megan Ellison-founded Annapurna Pictures in Hollywood) has been a cornerstone of Indian cinema for half a century.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
But there is the risk that his strategy will backfire by confusing investors.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

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