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
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.
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
In high school, she was disorganized and distracted.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
That's how a lot of spaces end up staying disorganized.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 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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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
In high school, she was disorganized and distracted.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
That's how a lot of spaces end up staying disorganized.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 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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On play one, Moore reads the tight end throwback pass and disrupts the catch (or else the tight end might still be running).—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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On one hand, companies like Upwork and Fiverr have suffered as generative AI has disrupted simple contract jobs like copyediting and translation.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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When a school principal (Ashley Padilla) and a teacher (Mikey Day) reprimand a student (Hernandez) for disturbing drawings of him attacking the principal, the student’s father (Bad Bunny) comes in, and Padilla’s principal, immediately smitten, changes course to hitting on the student’s father.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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The deaths have disturbed the Cranford community.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Crotz was initially confused as to why Kjartan had closed himself inside.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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CarShield has received positive comments for its breadth of coverage and quick response times, although some policyholders have complained about claim denials, fine-print surprises and confusing sales practices.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Disorganize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorganize. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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