Not arranged in a neat or orderly way, lacking structure.
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/
Lacking structure, order, or proper planning
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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Think of unorganized as when something has never been organized; it implies a lack of order from the start.
Disorganized refers to something that was once organized but has become disorderly or chaotic.
Unorganized is often used to describe situations or things that lack structure inherently, while disorganized suggests that the original order has fallen apart.
Use unorganized when referring to a group or entity without formal structure or order.
Use disorganized when referring to a previously structured group or process that has become chaotic.