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 

• DISORGANIZATION (noun)

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)