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disorganized

[dis-awr-guh-nahyzd]

Origin

adjective

functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated: a woefully disorganized enterprise.

careless or undisciplined; sloppy: too disorganized a person to be an agreeable roommate.

Origin:
1805–15; disorganize + -ed²

Related forms

un·dis·or·gan·ized, adjective

Can be confused: disorganized, unorganized.

Synonyms
muddled, confused, disorderly, unsystematic.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object), -ized, -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

Related forms

dis·or·gan·iz·er, noun

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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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