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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Both sides say the strike will disrupt hospital operations.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The United States on June 25 launched a new satellite expected to significantly improve forecasts of solar flares and coronal mass ejections — huge plasma bubbles that can crash into Earth, disrupting power grids and communications.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
26 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 sheer bulk of the suit might confuse the human eye from a distance, but in large open spaces, like snowfields, anything that looks a little odd will stand out.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Many people confuse the center with Crossroads Church or Crossroad Health Center, Pelicano said.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Disorganize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorganize. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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