Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disorganized

/dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-or-ga-nized
IPA: /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.

adj

Lacking skills for organizing one's affairs.

adj

In a state of disruption of orderly psychological functioning; engaging in behavior that is chaotic, self-contradictory, or out of keeping with reality; (of a mental illness) poorly controlled and leading to a disorganized state.

verb

simple past and past participle of disorganize

Example Sentences

"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?"
"He is quite disorganized and has difficulty planning his day or remembering when his homework is due."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/

Inflected Forms

more disorganized (comparative) most disorganized (superlative) disorganised (alternative)

Derived Forms

disorganizedly undisorganized

Phrases

disorganized schizophrenia

Frequently Paired Words

unorganized

Synonyms

disorganised

Homonyms

disorganised

Rhymes With

organized reorganized unorganized

Questions

How do you pronounce disorganized?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/.
What does disorganized mean?: Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.

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