verb (used with object), dis·or·gan·ized, dis·or·gan·iz·ing.
- to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
verb
- (tr) to disrupt or destroy the arrangement, system, or unity of
1793, from French désorganiser, from dés- “not” (see dis-) + organiser “organize” (see organize). This word and related forms were introduced in English in reference to the French Revolution. Related: Disorganized; disorganizing; disorganization.