disorganized

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UK/dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/

adjective

Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.

“He is quite disorganized and has difficulty planning his day or remembering when his homework is due.”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 24

Meanings

adjectivedisorganized (comparative more disorganized, superlative most disorganized)

comparative more disorganized · superlative most disorganized · alternative disorganised

  1. Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.

    If we fail to repulse the enemy within the gates--unemployment, poverty, disorganized agriculture and the like--from whence may we expect the united strength and clear purpose to repulse any outside force?

    1939 December 5, J. W. Studebaker, Democracy Shall Not Be Plowed Under, page 9
  2. Lacking skills for organizing one's affairs.

    He is quite disorganized and has difficulty planning his day or remembering when his homework is due.

  3. human sciencesIn a state of disruption of orderly psychological functioning; engaging in behavior that is chaotic, self-contradictory, or out of keeping with reality; (of a mental illness) poorly controlled and leading to a disorganized state.
verb

alternative disorganised

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of disorganize

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking order or methodical arrangement or function

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan desorganitzat
  • desorganitzatlacking order
Dutch ongeorganiseerd
  • ongeorganiseerdlacking order
Esperanto malorda
  • malordalacking order
Finnish sekava, sekaisin oleva
  • sekavalacking order
  • sekaisin olevalacking order
  • epäjärjestelmällinenlacking order
  • järjestämätönlacking order
French désorganisé
  • désorganisélacking order
German unorganisiert
  • unorganisiertlacking order
Hindi अस्त-व्यस्त, अव्यवस्थित
  • अस्त-व्यस्त (ast-vyast)lacking order
  • अव्यवस्थित (avyavasthit)lacking order
  • असंगठित (asaṅgṭhit)lacking order
Italian disorganizzato
  • disorganizzatolacking order
Latin inconditus, incompositus
  • incondituslacking order
  • incomposituslacking order
Māori tautauāmoa, kaumingomingo
  • tautauāmoalacking order
  • kaumingomingolacking order
  • kūnakunakulacking order
  • tīrauraulacking order
  • kōhangawekalacking order
Polish niezorganizowany
  • niezorganizowanylacking order
Romanian dezorganizat, neorganizat
  • dezorganizatlacking order
  • neorganizatlacking order
Spanish desorganizado
  • desorganizadolacking order
Swedish oorganiserad
  • oorganiseradlacking order
Turkish dezorganize, düzensiz
  • dezorganizelacking order
  • düzensizlacking order
Welsh anhrefnus
  • anhrefnuslacking order
Cite this entry
APA

disorganized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disorganized

MLA

“disorganized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disorganized. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disorganized,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disorganized.

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