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Definition of Disorganization

1. Noun. A condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted.

2. Noun. The disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion. "The disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"

Definition of Disorganization

1. n. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.

Definition of Disorganization

1. Noun. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system. ¹

2. Noun. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Disorganization

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Disorganization

1. Destruction of an organ or tissue with consequent loss of function. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Disorganization

disorders disordinance disordinate disordinately disordination disordre disordrely disorganisation disorganisations disorganise

disorganised disorganised schizophrenia disorganisedly disorganises disorganising disorganization (current term) disorganizations disorganize disorganized disorganized schizophrenia

disorganized type schizophrenia disorganizedly disorganizer disorganizers disorganizes disorganizing disorient disorientate disorientated disorientates

Literary usage of Disorganization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publication of the American Sociological Society by American Sociological Association (1917)
"THE STUDY OF FAMILY disorganization ERNEST R. MOWRER, CHICAGO ABSTRACT' Past studies of family discord may be grouped under (1) studies in divorce and (2) ..."

2. Psychology, General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1917)
"Sleep, the influence of drugs, hypnosis, and insanity as forms of disorganization. We may examine three distinct cases of dissociation in order to make ..."

3. The Polish Peasant in Europe and America; Monograph of an Immigrant Group by William Isaac Thomas, Florian Znaniecki (1920)
"In none of these cases did disorganization go farther than a loss of active ... Perhaps they even showed more disorganization than ( is found on the average ..."

4. State Government in the United States by Arthur Norman Holcombe (1916)
"THE disorganization OF ADMINISTRATION The effect of executive ... The disorganization of the executive branch of state government left him no effective ..."

5. The Principles and practice of dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris, Philip H. Austen (1882)
"SPONTANEOUS disorganization. The spontaneous destruction of the pulp of a tooth ... In each of them the disorganization had been carried on so insidiously, ..."

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