disharmonize

verb

Definition of disharmonizenext
as in to disrupt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disharmonize
  1. disrupt
  2. upset
  3. disarray
  4. skew
  5. disturb
  6. disorganize
  7. disorder
  8. confuse
Verb
  • In this gentle novel, an elderly widow finds her solitary routine disrupted by a mouse, setting off a sequence of events that reconnects with the larger world.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Focus on unlikely but possible events that could massively disrupt the market.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of disrupt
Verb
  • Everyone remembers that one year Aunt Cindy mistakenly decided to change up Grandma’s famous corn casserole, upsetting the entire family.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The slate ends with a must-see showdown in Kansas City, as the 4-4 Buccaneers try to upset the 7-0 Chiefs.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of upset
Verb
  • Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.
    Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Hybrid data is here to stay, so don’t let data disarray slow innovation or undermine smart business decision making.
    Ram Venkatesh, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
Definition of disarray
Verb
  • This could skew seasonal statistics, making average temperatures higher.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Already, Gen Alpha’s foremost influencer, North West, dressed up as Tyler for Halloween, and the crowd at this year’s Camp Flog Gnaw skewed toward high school age, placing Tyler in a unique position as a cross-generational superstar.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of skew
Verb
  • The photos, not graphic but disturbing all the same, were allegedly taken at the scene of the Delphi murders — the double homicide of two best friends, Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, in rural Delphi, Indiana, in 2017.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The skit started with the actors seeming disturbed.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturb
Verb
  • That's how a lot of spaces end up staying disorganized.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
  • However, measurements of Uranus and Neptune by Voyager 2 in 1986 found that neither had a dipole field, only disorganized magnetic fields.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of disorganize
Verb
  • Climate change is so far advanced that its effects will disorder society for generations to come.
    Richard Sennett, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2020
  • On a molecular level, sarcomeres—proteins that aid contraction—were shorter and disordered after space exposure, and cells’ mitochondria, responsible for energy production, had become deformed.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of disorder
Verb
  • The team wants Alex Mill to be more of a household name brand without getting too big to manage properly, or so expansive as to confuse the customer with many fashion messages.
    David Moin, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
  • San Francisco sued Oakland for infringing its airport’s trademarks in April, arguing the Oakland airport’s similar new name would confuse travelers.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of confuse
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