Desordenada (en. Messy)

/desoɾðeˈnaða/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Definition: It refers to something that is not ordered or organized.

Example Sentence: Her room is always disordered.

Su habitación siempre está desordenada.

Definition: Said of a person who lacks order or is chaotic in their actions.

Example Sentence: He is a disordered person; he never finds what he is looking for.

Es una persona desordenada, nunca encuentra lo que busca.

Definition: That presents a state of confusion or chaos.

Example Sentence: The documentation is disordered and hard to follow.

La documentación está desordenada y es difícil de seguir.

Etymology/Origin: From Spanish 'desordenar', which comes from 'des-' (privation) and 'ordenar' (to put in order).

Common Phrase: to have a disordered house

Common Phrase Meaning: It means that the house is in a disorganized and dirty state.

tener la casa desordenada

Common Phrase: to be disordered

Common Phrase Meaning: It refers to a person or thing that has no order in its arrangement.

estar desordenado

Common Phrase: to try to bring order to the disorder

Common Phrase Meaning: To try to organize something that is very disorganized.

tratar de poner orden en el desorden

Common Phrase: a total mess

Common Phrase Meaning: It is used to refer to a situation where there is a lot of disorder.

un desorden total

Related Word: order

Related Word Description: State of things that are organized or arranged correctly.

orden

Related Word: disorder

Related Word Description: Situation where things are out of their natural order.

desorden

Related Word: organization

Related Word Description: The action of organizing something or the state of being organized.

organización

Slang Meaning: Mess

Slang Example: The place was in total mess after the party.

El lugar estaba en un desmadre total después de la fiesta.

Slang Meaning: Chaos

Slang Example: That group of friends lives in constant chaos.

Ese grupo de amigos vive en un descontrol constante.