disorganized

[ dis-awr-guh-nahyzd ]

adjective

1. functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated:

   a woefully disorganized enterprise.

   Synonyms: disorderly, muddled

2. careless or undisciplined; sloppy:

   too disorganized a person to be an agreeable roommate.

Other Words From

• undis·organ·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disorganized¹

First recorded in 1805–15; disorganize + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“No ego at all. I’m very outgoing and disorganized. Pat is very controlled and organized and that really helps me. His strength in tying things together makes up for my weaknesses.”

From Los Angeles Times

Trump’s first regime was disorganized as compared to the highly organized cruelty that his second regime will unleash upon the American people.

From Salon

It is also hosting block parties outside early voting locations to lure young people who might otherwise be too apathetic or disorganized to make the effort.

From Slate

Korn said that over the past decade, Nassau County had become much more hospitable to Republican candidates and that the Democrats were caught off guard in 2022, disorganized, and not ready to respond to the Republican messages around crime and immigration.

From Salon

Nobody knows whether it will work, and the signs are that having gotten a very late start and being run by people with no experience it's pretty disorganized.

From Salon

Related Words

• chaotic
• confused
• haphazard
• muddled