disorganizeddis‧or‧gan‧ized (also disorganised British English) /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd $ -ˈɔːr-/ ●○○ adjective - a totally disorganized rescue effort
- Graham's far too disorganized to be a good teacher.
- Her files were completely disorganized - she could never find anything she wanted.
- I'm sorry I'm so disorganized - I just haven't had time to get everything ready.
- It's no use asking her to do anything - she's completely disorganized.
- She gave a long disorganized speech that left everyone confused.
- For now we can proceed in terms of dealing with a fundamental social order which can be usefully described as disorganized capitalism.
- In this low undergrowth their disorganized progress and uneven, differing rhythms of movement delayed them still more than in the wood.
- Inside the gulf of Pagasai, the disorganized Persian armament was sorting itself out and re-numbering.
- One aspect of disorganized capitalism is pressure against general welfare expenditures for those not directly engaged in productive work.
- She was one totally disorganized lady.
- They cut a swathe through the massed black-clad warriors, and then turning swiftly trampled back over their disorganized ranks.
someone who organizes their work, life etc badly► disorganized · Graham's far too disorganized to be a good teacher.· I'm sorry I'm so disorganized - I just haven't had time to get everything ready.completely/hopelessly disorganized · It's no use asking her to do anything - she's completely disorganized.
► not very (well) organized especially spoken use this to say that someone does not organize their work, life etc very well. Not very organized is not as strong as disorganized .: · He's a nice guy, but he's not very organized and he forgets a lot of things.· I'm not a very organized person - maybe you should ask somebody else to make the arrangements.
► somebody hasn't got it together/somebody doesn't have it together informal use this about someone who has not organized their work, life etc in a sensible way and therefore has been unable to be successful: · He hasn't got it together enough to go out and get a job.· Kim has to do all the wedding planning, because her fiancé just doesn't have it together.
when something is not organized well► disorganized also disorganised British not arranged according to any kind of order or plan: · She gave a long disorganized speech that left everyone confused.totally/completely disorganized: · Her files were completely disorganized - she could never find anything she wanted.· a totally disorganized rescue effort
► badly organized also badly organised British not well organized - use this about events or activities that are not successful, because they have not been planned well: · The festival was very badly organized - nobody seemed to know what they were doing.· There was widespread criticism that the relief operation was slow and badly organized.
► badly run a business or organization that is badly run produces bad results because it is badly managed or organized: · The company is not badly run, but it still has not made a profit.· Critics say that the mayor's office is badly run and corrupt.
► chaotic extremely disorganized: · The city is a sprawling chaotic metropolis of some eight million residents.· Newscasts continued to broadcast images of the chaotic minutes after the shooting.· We flew on the day after Christmas and the situation at the airport was completely chaotic.
► be a mess/be a shambles informal if a situation or event is a mess or a shambles , it is very badly organized or badly controlled, and nothing good or useful is being achieved: · The social security system in this country is a mess.a complete/hopeless etc mess: · The whole conference was a complete mess from start to finish.in a mess/shambles: · The prolonged war has left the nation's economy in a shambles.
► in disarray if a group such as a political party is in disarray , it is disorganized and no longer effective, especially because the people who belong to it cannot agree with each other and cannot work together: · The defeated army retreated in disarray.in complete/total etc disarray: · The Democrats were in complete disarray after last year's disastrous elections.throw something into disarray (=make it become disorganized): · The chairman's resignation threw the organization into disarray.
NOUN► capitalism· One aspect of disorganized capitalism is pressure against general welfare expenditures for those not directly engaged in productive work.· For now we can proceed in terms of dealing with a fundamental social order which can be usefully described as disorganized capitalism.· Again the question of just what is disorganized about disorganized capitalism surfaces for our consideration.· An account of polarization in reproduction does not complete a consideration of production and reproduction under disorganized capitalism.
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