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DISORGANISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion
Example:
the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack
Synonyms:
disorganisation; disorganization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disorganisation" is a kind of...):
disturbance (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)
Derivation:
disorganise (remove the organization from)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
Synonyms:
disarrangement; disorganisation; disorganization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("disorganisation" is a kind of...):
disorder; disorderliness (a condition in which things are not in their expected places)
Derivation:
disorganise (remove the organization from)
