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dis·or·gan·ize

 (dĭs-ôr′gə-nīz′)
tr.v. dis·or·gan·ized, dis·or·gan·iz·ing, dis·or·gan·iz·es
To destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or unity of.

dis·or′gan·i·za′tion (-gə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
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disorganize

(dɪsˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz) or

disorganise

vb
(tr) to disrupt or destroy the arrangement, system, or unity of
disˌorganiˈzation, disˌorganiˈsation n
disˈorganˌizer, disˈorganˌiser n
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dis•or•gan•ize

(dɪsˈɔr gəˌnaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
[1785–95; < French]
dis•or′gan•iz`er, n.
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disorganize


Past participle: disorganized
Gerund: disorganizing

Imperative
disorganize
disorganize
Present
I disorganize
you disorganize
he/she/it disorganizes
we disorganize
you disorganize
they disorganize
Preterite
I disorganized
you disorganized
he/she/it disorganized
we disorganized
you disorganized
they disorganized
Present Continuous
I am disorganizing
you are disorganizing
he/she/it is disorganizing
we are disorganizing
you are disorganizing
they are disorganizing
Present Perfect
I have disorganized
you have disorganized
he/she/it has disorganized
we have disorganized
you have disorganized
they have disorganized
Past Continuous
I was disorganizing
you were disorganizing
he/she/it was disorganizing
we were disorganizing
you were disorganizing
they were disorganizing
Past Perfect
I had disorganized
you had disorganized
he/she/it had disorganized
we had disorganized
you had disorganized
they had disorganized
Future
I will disorganize
you will disorganize
he/she/it will disorganize
we will disorganize
you will disorganize
they will disorganize
Future Perfect
I will have disorganized
you will have disorganized
he/she/it will have disorganized
we will have disorganized
you will have disorganized
they will have disorganized
Future Continuous
I will be disorganizing
you will be disorganizing
he/she/it will be disorganizing
we will be disorganizing
you will be disorganizing
they will be disorganizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disorganizing
you have been disorganizing
he/she/it has been disorganizing
we have been disorganizing
you have been disorganizing
they have been disorganizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disorganizing
you will have been disorganizing
he/she/it will have been disorganizing
we will have been disorganizing
you will have been disorganizing
they will have been disorganizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disorganizing
you had been disorganizing
he/she/it had been disorganizing
we had been disorganizing
you had been disorganizing
they had been disorganizing
Conditional
I would disorganize
you would disorganize
he/she/it would disorganize
we would disorganize
you would disorganize
they would disorganize
Past Conditional
I would have disorganized
you would have disorganized
he/she/it would have disorganized
we would have disorganized
you would have disorganized
they would have disorganized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.disorganize - remove the organization from
organize, organise - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
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disorganize

verb
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Translations

disorganize

[dɪsˈɔːgənaɪz] VT (gen) → desorganizar; [+ communications] → interrumpir
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disorganize

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disorganize

[dɪsˈɔːgəˌnaɪz] vtdisorganizzare
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References in classic literature ?
We could not possibly disorganize the whole of our fast traffic.
By means of them, the sufferer's conscience had been kept in an irritated state, the tendency of which was, not to cure by wholesome pain, but to disorganize and corrupt his spiritual being.
In the first place, those who are guilty of such sweeping criticisms do not know how many people would be made poor, and how much suffering would result, if wealthy people were to part all at once with any large proportion of their wealth in a way to disorganize and cripple great business enterprises.