disorganized
Americanadjective
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functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated.
a woefully disorganized enterprise.
- Synonyms:
- disorderly, muddled
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careless or undisciplined; sloppy.
too disorganized a person to be an agreeable roommate.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of disorganized
First recorded in 1805–15; disorganize + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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A headline of an article in the satirical online newspaper The Onion caught the mood of the moment among progressives: "Left Wing Group Too Disorganized for FBI Agents to Infiltrate."
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2022
Q. Disorganized gardener: When my wife and I moved in to our new house, the previous owners passed on contact information for their gardener, “R.”
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2021
Disorganized but engaging, full of visual pyrotechnics and earnest emotion, it is diverting, if not necessarily convincing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2016
Disorganized emotions and raging thoughts of worst-case scenarios will only make the situation worse.
From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2015
Disorganized without Amaroq, they were forced to hunt rabbits and small game.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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