Standard Lemma guide

unorganised

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Poorly organised, lacking the ability to organise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not organised, not having any arrangement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not having or belonging to a structured whole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unorganized territories lack a formal government

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unorganized

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not affiliated in a trade union

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the workers in the plant were unorganized

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unorganized, nonunionized, nonunionised

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English organised English unorganised From un- + organised.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: uorganiseret — not organised
  • Dutch: ongeorganiseerd — not organised
  • Georgian: არაორგანიზებული (araorganizebuli) — not organised
  • German: unordentlich — not organised
  • Hindi: अव्यवस्थित (avyavasthit) — not organised
  • Hindi: असंगठित (asaṅgṭhit) — not organised
  • Latin: inconditus — not organised
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uorganisert — not organised
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: uorganisert — not organised