Disorganization

//dɪˌsoɹɡəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of disorganizing; destruction of system. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being disorganized countable, uncountable

    "the disorganization of the body, or of government"

  4. 4
    a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted wordnet

Synonyms

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ablationanarchismanarcho-syndicalismanarchyantinomianismatomization

Example

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"The December vote was marred by disorganization at many polling stations, including missing voter rolls and malfunctioning electronic voting machines that pushed the vote well into nighttime hours, forcing election officials to conduct their activities by flashlight."

Etymology

From French désorganiser. Equivalent to dis- + organization.

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