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disorganized classification

[ˌdɪsˈɔːrɡənɪzd ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
nounpl: disorganized classifications
classificação desorganizada
1. A system or method of categorizing or arranging items, concepts, or data in a confused, haphazard, or poorly structured manner, lacking clear order or logical arrangement
The library's disorganized classification system made it impossible for patrons to find books quickly.
O sistema de classificação desorganizado da biblioteca impossibilitou que os usuários encontrassem livros rapidamente.
2. In taxonomy or information science, a classification scheme that does not follow standardized principles or hierarchical structures
The researcher criticized the study's disorganized classification of behavioral patterns.
O pesquisador criticou a classificação desorganizada dos padrões comportamentais do estudo.
Synonyms
chaotic classificationconfused categorizationhaphazard arrangementunstructured classificationmuddled classification
Antonyms
organized classificationsystematic categorizationstructured arrangementorderly classificationlogical categorization

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
classificação desorganizada
standard usage
São Paulo
classificação bagunçada
informal colloquial variant
Rio de Janeiro
classificação desorganizada
standard usage
Portugal
classificação desorganizada
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

a mess of a classification system
all over the place
lack of method to the madness
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