Meaning of DISORGANIZATION
| Pronunciation: | | dis`orguni'zeyshun
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- [n] the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"
- [n] a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
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| | Synonyms: | | disarrangement, disorganisation, disorganisation |
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| | See Also: | | disorder, disorderliness, disturbance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*or`gan*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
d['e]sorganisation. See {Disorganize}, v. t.]
1. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
2. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization
of the body, or of government.
The magazine of a pawnbroker in such total
disorganization, that the owner can never lay his
hands upon any one article at the moment he has
occasion for it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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