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DISORGANIZATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disorganization mean?
• DISORGANIZATION (noun)
The noun DISORGANIZATION has 2 senses:
1. a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
2. the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion
Familiarity information: DISORGANIZATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
disarrangement; disorganisation; disorganization
Hypernyms ("disorganization" is a kind of...):
disorder; disorderliness (a condition in which things are not in their expected places)
Derivation:
disorganize (remove the organization from)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
disorganisation; disorganization
Context example:
the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack
Hypernyms ("disorganization" is a kind of...):
disturbance (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)
Derivation:
disorganize (remove the organization from)
Context examples
A disorder characterized by excitement of psychotic proportions manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior and elevation of mood.
(Mania, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale-A (BPRS-A) Conceptual disorganization.
(BPRS-A - Conceptual Disorganization, NCI Thesaurus)
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