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disorganize

UK/dis'ɒ:gәnaiz/US
TOEFLB1

Definitions

v.

To throw into disorder; to destroy the organized arrangement of something

打乱;扰乱(破坏某物的有序安排)

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dis-not, apart, away
+
organtool, instrument, bodily part; a functional part within a working whole
+
-izeto make, to become
=disorganize

dis- (apart, reversal) + organize = to undo organization, breaking a coordinated whole back into scattered, chaotic parts. The opposite of organize.

Root organ still carries 10 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The sudden change of plans completely disorganized the team.

  • 2.

    Losing the schedule disorganized the whole project.

Word Forms

Verb

Pastdisorganized
3rd Persondisorganizes
Past Part.disorganized
Pres. Part.disorganizing
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