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Disorganized vs. Unorganized
Disorganized
/dɪsˈɔːɡənʌɪzd/Examples:
Her desk was disorganized, papers everywhere.The disorganized closet spilled clothes onto the floor.His thoughts were as disorganized as his room.
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Unorganized
/ʌnˈɔːɡənaɪzd/Examples:
Her desk was notoriously unorganized, papers everywhere.The meeting was chaotic due to an unorganized schedule.His thoughts felt unorganized after the long discussion.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Unorganized typically refers to something that lacks structure naturally, such as raw data that hasn't been categorized.
- Disorganized refers to something that was previously organized but is now messy or chaotic.
- Think of unorganized as something that never had structure vs. disorganized, which implies a loss of structure.
- An unorganized file is yet to be arranged, whereas a disorganized file was arranged but is now in disarray.
- Use unorganized if theres no prior state of order, and disorganized' if order existed but was disrupted.
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