Disorganization
[dɪs,ɔɡənɪ'zeʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; 'the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack'.
(noun.) a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted.
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Definition
(v. t.) The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
(v. t.) The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Disorder, derangement, confusion.[2]. Destruction, dissolution.
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Examples
- Both combatants were suffering from the want and disorganization that follow naturally and necessarily upon all great wars. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Are we not told that if the citizens cannot depend upon the men appointed to protect their property, and to maintain order, then chaos and disorganization resulting in vice and crime must follow? Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Moreover, in 1094 and 1095 there had been a pestilence and famine from the Scheldt to Bohemia, and there was great social disorganization. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Disorganization reigned supreme. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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