disorganized

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adjective

dis·​or·​ga·​nized (ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce disorganized (audio)
Synonyms of disorganizednext
: lacking coherence, system, or central guiding agency : not organized
disorganized work habits

disorganized

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past tense and past participle of disorganize

Examples of disorganized in a Sentence

Adjective The meeting was very disorganized.
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Those who managed to secure release under habeas corpus brought back accounts of harrowing, disorganized odysseys through an ad-hoc mass-detention bureaucracy. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Dolly was no more than disorganized storms in the Caribbean, expected to head west over the next few days. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Dolly’s remnants are now just a surface trough of low pressure producing a disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms stretching from over portions of Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Flea markets are sometimes viewed as disorganized, cluttered, and full of junk. — Abbie Harrison, Martha Stewart, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disorganized

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1801, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of disorganized was in 1801

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