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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
unorganized
adjective
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▪ Grievances were felt particularly strongly by migrant workers who bore the brunt of the hardship because they were almost completely unorganized.
▪ In addition to unorganized individual and mob action, the Klan continued to foment racial violence.
▪ Little problem had been expected from that workforce: it was young, unorganized and naive.
▪ Often the workers were unorganized, or organized only weakly.
▪ To a large extent, these racially motivated attacks will be random, spontaneous and unorganized.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unorganized

Unorganized \Un*or"gan*ized\, a. Not organized; being without organic structure; specifically (Biol.), not having the different tissues and organs characteristic of living organisms, nor the power of growth and development; as, the unorganized ferments. See the Note under Ferment, n., 1.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unorganized

1680s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of organize (v.).

Wiktionary
unorganized

a. 1 Not having been organized 2 Not yet organized 3 Not having been organized on a normal basis 4 Having been organized only superficially or irregularly 5 (context US of a territory English) Lacking a normal system of government. alt. 1 Not having been organized 2 Not yet organized 3 Not having been organized on a normal basis 4 Having been organized only superficially or irregularly 5 (context US of a territory English) Lacking a normal system of government.

WordNet
unorganized
  1. adj. not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government" [syn: unorganised] [ant: organized]

  2. not affiliated in a trade union; "the workers in the plant were unorganized" [syn: unorganised, nonunionized, nonunionised]

Usage examples of "unorganized".

It is an unorganized particle of matter, resulting from the imperfect elaboration of the products of digestion, which is not, therefore, properly fitted for assimilation with the tissues.

Under their captain, Bombaata, the Kushites retained a semblance of order that gave them an advantage over the unorganized Anakim and the leaderless mob.

If anything, the Corbanites, despite their very visible and understandable anger, seemed awkward and amateurish, unorganized in their opposition, while the Bonita Vistans seemed prepared, methodical, and capable.

Tubercles, which constitute a marked feature of the disease, are composed of unorganized matter, deposited from the blood in the tissue of the lungs.

What follows are the exercises in physical description Judy read to me yesterday, unorganized phrases and lists of details describing Peter Garvey, as if Luci were trying to shock herself.

These processes are, however, so complex in modern society, that, in any attempt to secure experience directly, the child is likely to be overwhelmed by their complex and unorganized character.

This is a hint to the reader, who is not expected to be too curious about the individual Teacups constituting our unorganized association.

Sometimes there were spontaneous, unorganized uprisings against the rich.

Its complex technologies and public services could no more have been sustained by unorganized individuals following their own inclinations than an army could hope to succeed as an unled mass with no plan or strategy.