disorganization

[ dis-awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
2. the absence of organization or orderly arrangement; disarrangement; disorder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disorganization¹

1785–95; < French désorganisation, equivalent to désorganis ( er ) to disorganize + -ation -ation

Example Sentences

Samuel Cross, deputy federal public defender, invited the five women and seven men on the jury to see Girardi as a once-mighty lawyer whose later years were marred by progressive dementia, disorganization at his law firm, Girardi Keese, and a large-scale theft by the firm’s chief financial officer, Christopher Kamon.

From Los Angeles Times

Israel has maintained that disorganization among aid groups is responsible for slow deliveries of aid to Palestinians and that much of the aid is diverted to Hamas or the black market, though it is not possible to verify those claims.

From New York Times

Israel has at times argued that there was plenty of aid reaching Gaza, while insisting that disorganization by aid groups and diversions of shipments by Hamas were to blame for any bottlenecks.

From New York Times

Israel accuses the U.N. of disorganization.

From Seattle Times

This lack of support may be contributing to what appears to be his intermittent cognitive disorganization.

From Salon

Related Words

• foul-up
• mix up