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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Leo’s 42,000-word encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” intermixes them in the way Catholic social teaching has often done, and in a similarly unclear and disorganized way.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Andie’s disorganized but inventive, and that’s exactly the way she likes it.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Schizophrenia, which can involve hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking, has often been linked to this mechanism.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
An email chain among federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York lamented the disorganized documents shared by the FBI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
In it, Jule found Imogen’s passport, plus a surprising number of tubes and compacts, all disorganized.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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