disorganized

adjective

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

: lacking coherence, system, or central guiding agency : not organized

disorganized work habits

Examples of disorganized in a Sentence

The meeting was very disorganized.

Recent Examples on the Web

If your closet or the underneath of your bed is a disorganized mess of mismatched shoes, take this as your sign to get a shoe rack. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025

Meanwhile, in the Gulf, a surface trough in the north-central Gulf is associated with a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. —Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025

Additionally, a new system emerged in the northeastern Gulf near the Florida Panhandle on Monday, producing broad areas of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. —South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025

The first is a disorganized patch of thunderstorms that’s moving north into the Atlantic with a 20% chance of becoming a storm in the next week. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disorganized

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