disorganized

[ dis-awr-guh-nahyzd ]

/ dɪsˈɔr gəˌnaɪzd /

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adjective

functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated: a woefully disorganized enterprise.

careless or undisciplined; sloppy: too disorganized a person to be an agreeable roommate.

Words nearby disorganized

disorderly conduct, disorderly house, disorderly person, disorganization, disorganize, disorganized, disorganized schizophrenia, disorient, disorientate, disorientation, disoriented

Origin of disorganized

First recorded in 1805–15; disorganize + -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR disorganized

muddled, confused, disorderly, unsystematic.

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OTHER WORDS FROM disorganized

un·dis·or·gan·ized, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disorganized

disorganized unorganized

Definition for disorganized (2 of 2)

disorganize

[ dis-awr-guh-nahyz ]

/ dɪsˈɔr gəˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object), dis·or·gan·ized, dis·or·gan·iz·ing.

to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.

Also especially British, dis·or·gan·ise.

Origin of disorganize

1785–95; < French désorganiser, equivalent to dés- dis-¹ + organiser to organize

OTHER WORDS FROM disorganize

dis·or·gan·iz·er, noun

Examples from the Web for disorganized

Our schools operate in an extraordinarily dense, disorganized regulatory environment.
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The end result only confirmed its image as disorganized and ineffectual.
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Chabon brings back the neighborhood record stores of my youth in all their disorganized and haphazard glory.
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Yes, he was disorganized and rarely returned phone calls from the press.
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Then, like today, the moderates were disorganized and divided.
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Jenny was cut off from the disorganized main body, was helpless in a mob of men.
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Fair upon the Frankish line, broken and disorganized even by victory, Iftikhar flung his thunderbolt.
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But very shortly afterwards the standing army was disorganized.
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Who could say what was even then happening in the disorganized and masterless departments?
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The rows are much shortened but not disorganized and an ossified band extends across the junction.
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British Dictionary definitions for disorganized

disorganize

disorganise

/ (dɪsˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to disrupt or destroy the arrangement, system, or unity of

Derived forms of disorganize

disorganization or disorganisation, noundisorganizer or disorganiser, noun

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