disorganization

noun

as in chaos
a state in which everything is out of order all of her notes were in a state of disorganization

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Recent Examples of disorganization The chaos of a cluttered home may lead to a lack thereof—and that's when disorganization can cause stress in pets. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026 Whereas, symptoms for women tend to be more internalized and subtle, such as with more quiet distractibility, daydreaming, disorganization, excessive talking and emotional dysregulation. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 As the day continues, however, fatigue or disorganization could interrupt your momentum. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Despite my suffering and episodes of mental disorganization. — Ben Lerner, New Yorker, 21 June 2026 Three hours before the parade is set to begin, paradegoers are already annoyed at the disorganization and slow-moving lines. — Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026 Clear by now is that the end of the Soviet Union also opened the door to corruption and disorganization, undeniable and extraordinarily widespread. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 The administration has signaled that proposals from Tehran have gotten incrementally better as the negotiations have dragged on, but that disorganization of leadership has complicated the process. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026 How long this momentum will last is up in the air, as protest fatigue and disorganization are often major hurdles for organizers. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorganization
  1. chaos
  2. havoc
  3. mess
  4. jumble
  5. confusion
  6. hell
  7. disorder
  8. disarray
Noun
  • As fans crowded around phones, McDonald and Kline hoisted the television so the watch party could continue - a small act of levity and camaraderie amid chaos.
    — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • One is trying to create chaos by insisting that fraud exists.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of chaos
Noun
  • His counterpressing has been a major aid to the way the team plays, and Balogun’s ability to run in behind the lines and cause havoc in the box opens space and makes things easier for the attacking players around him.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • You’d be forgiven for thinking far fewer of the destructive predators are causing havoc, however.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of havoc
Noun
  • The coach inherited a mess and wiped the slate clean with 40-plus transfers.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Melting suet turns rancid fast and creates a mess of bird plumage.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Definition of mess
Noun
  • Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • The 2017 Open Championship, which Spieth won despite — perhaps because of — a 22-minute ordeal of confusion, patience and a whole lot of running up and down a steep hill of thick, shrubby dune grass.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Still, as the clock creeped closer to midnight, and fans also heard that supposedly Jay-Z had to end the show by midnight, confusion reigned with many people suspecting the concert might get canceled.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • When the typewriter was first invented, writers kicked hell and said, The thing is writing.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • The cast, of course, knew that experience of family as heaven, hell and somewhere in between.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of hell
Noun
  • He was convicted the following year on charges of contempt, insult to national symbols and public disorder, in a case widely criticized by international human rights groups as retaliation for his activism.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Low testosterone levels in females can be a sign of adrenal and pituitary gland disorders or an ovary disorder, according to MedlinePlus.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • The action mercifully settles into a less disorienting rhythm before too long, but the choppy prologue at least has the benefit of conveying the tense disarray that has gripped the shores of Ithaca in the decades since King Odysseus left for battle.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • The Greens appear to be in disarray, and Rhaenyra may hope this is the end of the bloodshed, but Ormund quickly becomes a new thorn in her side.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
Definition of disarray

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