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
They were disorganized and inefficient, their battles had been going poorly, and their leadership suffered from corruption and distrust.
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Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
In high school, she was disorganized and distracted.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 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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Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
In high school, she was disorganized and distracted.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 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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The real passengers on the ship were not particularly delighted to have large camera cables and lights and people disrupting their vacations.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Corn can provide carbohydrates, which can be vital to deer during the winter for a burst of energy, Edge said, but an increase in carbs can disrupt the animal's gut chemistry and affect digestion, much like giving children a lot of candy bars.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Conventional cleanup techniques often worsen the problem by disturbing soil structures and consuming large amounts of energy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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There is trash and pollutants from the tourists and gravel has been mined from the area to make trekking routes for people, disturbing the places where females may have laid their eggs, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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One of the higher-ups felt my title Stairway to Heaven would be confused with the 1939 movie of the same name.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Historically, people disguised themselves in mystical and mythical ensembles time of year in order to confuse ghosts and deter them from wreaking havoc; the Celts even carved faces into vegetables to keep the entities away from their food.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Disorganize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorganize. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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