Meanings
plural disorganisations · alternative US disorganization
- UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of disorganization.
Pack ice, at times mounting to a height of 35 ft., snow, fog, and floating mines all played their part in the disorganisation of railway services, and most of the train ferry services were completely suspended for a month or more; [...].
1940 May, “Overseas Railways: Icebound Denmark”, in Railway Magazine, page 302
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
nounthe disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Englishorganisation
- Englishdisorganisation
From dis- + organisation.
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disorganisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disorganisation
“disorganisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disorganisation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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