disorganization
American
[dis-awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn]
/ dɪsˌɔr gə nəˈzeɪ ʃən /
noun
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a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
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the absence of organization or orderly arrangement; disarrangement; disorder.
Etymology
Origin of disorganization
1785–95; < French désorganisation, equivalent to désorganis ( er ) to disorganize + -ation -ation
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