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

Brown and other firefighters said delayed, disorganized fire responses have become common around the West as staffing thinned since last year's cuts, and as climate change and urban sprawl fuel a changing wildfire landscape. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

After our march onto the field, our platoon retreated and became disorganized. — Brooke Lamantia, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

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

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