disorganized

[dis-awr-guh-nahyzd]

adjective

1. functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated.

   a woefully disorganized enterprise.

   Synonyms: disorderly, muddled

2. careless or undisciplined; sloppy.

   too disorganized a person to be an agreeable roommate.

Other Word Forms

• undisorganized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disorganized¹

First recorded in 1805–15; disorganize + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Appearing as disorganized and unprepared as his team, Foster didn’t know the proper way to address reporters after his team rallied to beat Hawaii, asking a media relations staff member for help.

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The event sparked a lot of online chatter — not all positive — with some runners calling the race disorganized and a marketing event catered to influencers.

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As each attendee enters and takes off their shoes and adds them to the disorganized pile near the front of the door, a host asks them their intention for the evening.

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It seems inexplicable that anyone would think such a chaotic, disorganized, slipshod assault on necessary government functions makes sense in a complex world in which millions of lives are dependent upon them working.

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With so much disorganized majesty happening in the arrival portion of the ceremony, one might think that the actual swearing-in portion of the morning would be a nonevent in comparison.

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Related Words

• chaotic 
• confused 
• haphazard 
• muddled