disorganise
/dis'ɔ:gənaiz/ Cách viết khác : (disorganise) /dis'ɔ:gənaiz/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To remove the organization from; to disrupt the orderly structure or functioning of something: The primary meaning is to cause something to lose its systematic arrangement or planned order, making it chaotic or inefficient.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The sudden departure of the manager completely disorganised the team's workflow.
- Please do not disorganise the files on my desk; I have them arranged in a specific order.
- The protest aimed to disorganise the enemy's supply lines.
Advanced Usage
- "to disorganise oneself": To cause one's own thoughts, plans, or belongings to become disordered.
- Trying to multitask too much will only disorganise yourself.
- Used in contexts describing the disruption of systems, plans, or groups.
- The new policy served only to disorganise the existing administrative processes.
Variants and Related Words
- Disorganised (adj., UK spelling): Lacking order or organisation; messy.
- His disorganised notes were hard to study from.
- Disorganisation (n., UK spelling): The state of being disorganised; a lack of order.
- The disorganisation in the department led to many errors.
- Reorganise (v.): To organise again or in a new way (antonymic concept).
- Organise (v.): To arrange systematically (direct antonym).
Synonyms
- Disrupt: To interrupt and cause disorder.
- Upset: To disrupt the normal state or progress of.
- Derange: To disturb the order or arrangement of.
- Confuse: To make something unclear or disordered.
- Jumble: To mix things up in a disordered way.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "disorganise" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The action is typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms directly built around the verb "disorganise". The concept is usually expressed through its adjective form, e.g., "in disarray".)
Verb
- remove the organization from