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
Difficult bosses, though frustrating, are manageable due to skill gaps like disorganization, allowing employees to adapt and grow.
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Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
As the day continues, however, fatigue or disorganization could interrupt your momentum.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Despite my suffering and episodes of mental disorganization.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
Other passengers described confusion and disorganization within the lines themselves.
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Jared Eggleston,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 June 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
Other passengers described confusion and disorganization within the lines themselves.
—
Jared Eggleston,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorganization
Noun
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Summer uses a family trip to a Caribbean resort to cause chaos and sabotage the relationship.
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But lately, the chaos in the United States made the song seem regrettably apropos.
Noun
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The beloved southern elephant seal, Neil the Seal, is back in Tasmania, causing havoc yet again and garnering fans through his antics.
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Those same issues have ships and planes on high alert in the Middle East, and the ongoing conflict across the region is causing havoc for civilian applications like ride-hailing and food delivery.
Noun
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The reason can be explained by a Japanese proverb about the importance of leaving no mess.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
Noun
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
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Mercury stations retrograde in Cancer in your 11th House of Friends and Community, bringing old invitations, group-chat confusion, or unclear expectations back into focus.
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In it, the author described a culture of confusion, stress, and incompetence, as contractors competed for work to be completed under near-impossible deadlines.
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Flying straight from the merry Riverlands into the somber halls of Dragonstone is one hell of a comedown, but Daemon never struggles to access his dark side.
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Avery met his wife Sally Michael–a hell of an artist in her own right–in Cape Ann and the couple honeymooned there in 1926 before moving to New York and meeting Gottlieb and Rothko.
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Her 12-year-old son, Whitman, has autism and a neurological disorder called apraxia, in which the brain struggles to tell muscles how to move to form words or perform other motor skills.
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The platform also provides a framework for treating brain disorders using real-time feedback from the nervous system itself, Wang adds.
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If common national culture were the crucial glue for team cohesion, the USMNT would be in disarray.
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That meant some of their platoon plans were thrown into disarray in mid-May, which is right around the time the Rays started to lose their grip on the American League East lead.
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“Disorganization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorganization. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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