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
  • Pearson, 28, became an effective multi-inning reliever after getting traded from Toronto (2.73 ERA in 19 appearances), and the Cubs probably won’t want to disrupt that momentum.
    Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Shiite militias from Iraq and Syria launched rockets and drones to disrupt Israel’s advanced air defense systems, but these efforts posed no significant threat to them.
    Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of disrupt
Verb
  • On Thursday night, Louisville (30-5) upset Pittsburgh, top-ranked since September, 21-25, 25-23, 29-27, 25-17.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The Red Hawks upset Brentwood, 17-10, in overtime to reach 11-1 and qualify for the Class 6A quarterfinals.
    Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of upset
Verb
  • The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of disarray
Verb
  • Andie desired a vibrant and comfortable space whose furnishings skewed traditional.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Mortgage rates in Boston typically skew lower than the national average, according to the real estate group, which noted that Boston also has a good number starter-homes.
    Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of skew
Verb
  • Warmer waters as a result of climate change and krill harvesting could be disturbing traditional humpback feeding grounds, forcing whales to go farther and farther to find food.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • One was arrested on suspicion of battery on a police officer and disturbing the public’s business, LAPD Sgt.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of disturb
Verb
  • Military commanders distanced themselves from Mr. Yoon, testifying that the martial law attempt was rushed and disorganized, and military veterans – many of whom had supported the president – turned out to condemn him.
    Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
  • These magnetic fields are tilted significantly, compared with their rotation axes, and are disorganized, with no dipole like the Earth.
    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
  • These tools blur the line between reality and fiction, which can confuse audiences, especially younger viewers.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • However, her version is not to be confused with the film’s official soundtrack.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of confuse
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