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

• disjointedness noun
• disjointedly adverb
• undisjointed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disjointed¹

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

Example Sentences

After suffering an injury in pre-season and missing the first three games of Liverpool's Premier League campaign, it had been a disjointed start to 2025-26 for Bradley.

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Save the distracting, disjointed and annoying noise for between innings—or better yet, after the game.

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Senior family court barrister Lucy Reed KC responded to that report by describing the family justice system as "disjointed".

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"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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Related Words

• confused 
• incoherent 
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• rambling