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Disorganization

The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.

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Disorder 76% connected

Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.

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Disorderliness 76% connected

The state of being disorderly.

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Disturbance 76% connected

An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercis…

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Disarrange 74% connected

To unsettle or disturb the order or due arrangement of; to throw out of order.

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Disarrange 74% connected

To unsettle or disturb the order or due arrangement of; to throw out of order.

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Disorganize 74% connected

To destroy the organic structure or regular system of (a government, a society, a party, etc.); to break up (what is organized); to throw into utter…

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Disorganize 74% connected

To destroy the organic structure or regular system of (a government, a society, a party, etc.); to break up (what is organized); to throw into utter…

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Disarrangement 92% connected

The act of disarranging, or the state of being disarranged; confusion; disorder.

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Arena noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Habitat noun · 78% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Hold verb · 78% connection

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Art noun · 78% connection

A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired e…

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Atrophic arthritis noun · 78% connection

a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack o…

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Attracter noun · 78% connection

(physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve…

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Attractor noun · 78% connection

(physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve…

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Autoimmune disease noun · 78% connection

any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…

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Autoimmune disorder noun · 78% connection

any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…

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Axiomatic system noun · 78% connection

any set of axioms from which some or all axioms can be used in conjunction to logically derive theorems.; "An axiomatic system is said…

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Binary noun · 78% connection

a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…

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Binary program noun · 78% connection

a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…

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Bureaucracy noun · 78% connection

A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradic…

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Code noun · 78% connection

Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professi…

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Computer architecture noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's syste…

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