unorganized
/ʌnˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd/ (ame, mw)
unorganized — adjective
- unorganizedpositive
- more unorganizedcomparative
- most unorganizedsuperlative
1. describing workers who are not members of any trade union or employee associatio
describing workers who are not members of any trade union or employee association that negotiates conditions on their behalf.
Valentina worked in an unorganized factory where the owner set wages without any employee input.
attributive before 'factory'; contrasts with unionized workplace
Adisa argued that unorganized laborers have less power to demand safer working conditions.
The report found that unorganized service-sector workers earned roughly 25% less than union members.
Tamar's father was an unorganized construction worker for thirty years before joining a union.
- non-union
almost identical in meaning; more common in legal/employment contexts
- ununionized
technical term used in labor economics and formal reports
文法句型
unorganized + noun (workers, laborers, employees)
用法筆記
Used mainly in discussions of employment rights and labor economics. Typically found attributively (before a noun referring to workers). The American spelling 'unorganized' is more common than the British variant 'unorganised', even in non-US texts.
常見錯誤
2. done or working in a way that lacks structure or planning; showing the inability
done or working in a way that lacks structure or planning; showing the inability to arrange tasks or events effectively.
Hugo's unorganized approach to the project caused the team to miss every deadline.
attributive before 'approach'; shows cause-effect
Olivia found the conference deeply unorganized — speakers changed rooms and the schedule kept shifting.
predictive use: 'found [noun] unorganized'
Selim knew his notes were unorganized, so he rewrote them into an outline on Sunday.
Astrid tried to follow the recipe, but the unorganized instructions mixed up the ingredient order.
- disorganized
more frequent in British English; same meaning
- chaotic
stronger negative connotation; implies confusion and disorder
- messy
informal; can describe a situation or a person's habits
- organized
having a clear structure or plan; the direct opposite
- methodical
done in a careful, step-by-step way
文法句型
be + unorganized
unorganized + noun (plan, approach, system)
用法筆記
This sense overlaps with disorganized but is less common in everyday British speech. In American English, unorganized is the preferred form for this meaning. Can describe a person, a system, or an event.
常見錯誤
3. not placed into any particular arrangement, sequence, or system; existing as a l
not placed into any particular arrangement, sequence, or system; existing as a loose collection without order.
Xiu left a pile of unorganized papers on the desk for her assistant to file.
attributive before 'papers'; concrete physical objects
The photos on Nila's phone were completely unorganized, mixing holiday snapshots with meeting notes.
predictive use: 'were unorganized'
Pedro stared at the unorganized boxes in the storage room and wondered where to start.
Lakan downloaded the data as one unorganized spreadsheet with no column labels.
- unordered
formal; emphasizes lack of sequence rather than arrangement
- unsorted
suggests items that have not been categorized yet
- unarranged
direct synonym; less common than unorganized
文法句型
be + unorganized
unorganized + noun (papers, data, files)
用法筆記
Focuses purely on the physical or abstract state of not being arranged, without implying poor planning or lack of skill. Distinguish from sense 2: someone's desk can be unorganized (sense 3) without the person being unorganized (sense 2) as a trait.