disorganized

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adjective

dis·​or·​ga·​nized (ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Overflowing, disorganized closets are an all too common problem, and so are ones that have undergone a big organization effort to no avail. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Too many items or mismatched pieces on open shelves and racks can make a room look disorganized and messy. — Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026

The second half belonged entirely to Nashville, which exposed Miami’s disorganized defense. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Invest 94, the tropical wave with disorganized showers and thunderstorms in the eastern Atlantic, was located more than 1,000 miles west of Africa’s Cape Verde Islands on Saturday. — Richard Tribou, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1801, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disorganized

• americanized
• anathematized
• collateralized
• contextualized
• conventionalized
• demilitarized
• demineralized
• departmentalized
• depersonalized
• industrialised
• industrialized
• materialised