disorganized
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/
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Verb[edit]
disorganized
- simple past and past participle of disorganize
Adjective[edit]
disorganized (comparative more disorganized, superlative most disorganized)
- Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.
- 1939 December 5, J. W. Studebaker, Democracy Shall Not Be Plowed Under[1], page 9:
- 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?
- Lacking skills for organizing one's affairs.
- He is quite disorganized and has difficulty planning his day or remembering when his homework is due.
- (psychology) In a state of disruption of orderly psychological functioning; engaging in behaviour that is chaotic, self-contradictory, or out of keeping with reality; (of a mental illness) poorly controlled and leading to a disorganized state.
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lacking order
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