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
- undisorganized adjective
Etymology
Origin of disorganized
First recorded in 1805–15; disorganize + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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The gravitational forces involved disrupted the SMC's structure and scattered its stars into disorganized motion.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
Andie’s disorganized but inventive, and that’s exactly the way she likes it.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Brilliant but frequently misunderstood, George is dismissed by one potential suspect as “a bumbling, disorganized eccentric.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
There is an initial period that can last for a few years to a lifetime when the learning is haphazard and disorganized.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025
A person misplaced, disorganized, miscalculated, overlooked everything and opened every loophole, and just when he thought he had it made, the government gave him a lake or a forest or an oilfield and spoiled everything.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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