disjointed

[dis-join-tid]

adjective

1. having the joints or connections separated.

   a disjointed fowl.

2. disconnected; incoherent.

   a disjointed discourse.

   Synonyms: unorganized, chaotic, confused, rambling

3. Entomology.,  disjunct.

disjointed

/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd /

adjective

1. having no coherence; disconnected

2. separated at the joint

3. dislocated

Other Word Forms

• disjointedly adverb
• disjointedness noun
• undisjointed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disjointed¹

First recorded in 1580–90; disjoint + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"I didn't see myself in that. It was a very disjointed idea of how I felt and how I saw autism," she said,

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"Rangers were disjointed, nobody knew the shape or the tactics, but somehow they found a way to win the game," said former Northern Ireland international Stephen Craigan on Sportsound.

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By not committing entirely to backing up the press in a man-to-man fashion, United's press was disjointed - meaning City had a free man somewhere.

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“Verbiage, memes, targeting, crude humor and cultural references that are immediately available often telegraph motives for violent symbolic attacks, but can also be amorphous or disjointed,” he said.

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The Jets’ offense still looks disjointed without Aaron Rodgers, while the Steelers should be steady enough to grind out points with Rodgers on their side.

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Related Words

• confused 
• incoherent 
• jumbled www.thesaurus.com
• rambling