dis·or·gan·ized

[dis-awr-guh-nahyzd]
adjective
1.
functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated: a woefully disorganized enterprise.
2.
careless or undisciplined; sloppy: too disorganized a person to be an agreeable roommate.

Origin:
1805–15; disorganize + -ed2

un·dis·or·gan·ized, adjective

disorganized, unorganized.


muddled, confused, disorderly, unsystematic.
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dis·or·gan·ize

[dis-awr-guh-nahyz]
verb (used with object), dis·or·gan·ized, dis·or·gan·iz·ing.
to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
Also, especially British, dis·or·gan·ise.


Origin:
1785–95; < French désorganiser, equivalent to dés- dis-1 + organiser to organize

dis·or·gan·iz·er, noun
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disorganize or disorganise (dɪsˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to disrupt or destroy the arrangement, system, or unity of
 
disorganise or disorganise
 
vb
 
disorgani'zation or disorganise
 
n
 
disorgani'sation or disorganise
 
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dis'organizer or disorganise
 
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dis'organiser or disorganise
 
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Word Origin & History

disorganize
1793, from Fr. désorganiser, from dés- "not" (see dis-) + organiser "organize" (see organize). This word and related forms introduced in English in reference to the French Revolution. Related: Disorganized.
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In the video you can see the messy, disorganized loops getting more and more
  tangled up.
He launched it from inside a somewhat disorganized corporate culture, owned by
  someone else.
Much of the city looks disorganized and lacks a cohesive center.
Seizures of all types are caused by disorganized and sudden electrical activity
  in the brain.
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