disjointed

adjective

dis·​joint·​ed (ˌ)dis-ˈjȯin-təd How to pronounce disjointed (audio)
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1
a
: being thrown out of orderly function
a disjointed society
b
: lacking coherence or orderly sequence
an incomplete and disjointed history
2
: separated at or as if at the joint
disjointedly adverb
disjointedness noun

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a disjointed harangue about a hodgepodge of things that are supposedly wrong with our society
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These speeches then feel didactic in a way Shepard’s script never does, their fourth-wall-breaking execution making the play feel disjointed and self-consciously stagy — which is also a problem with the performances. — Maya Phillips, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 To be sure, disjointed, weak, or ambivalent cultures may be as problematic as a cult, resulting in a pathological sense of chaos, unpredictability, and anarchic individualism where cooperation and team work become an impossibility. — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 At its worst, stories like that of Morgan Elsbeth and Ahsoka Tano feel disjointed and redundant, retreading old ground while losing steam as the series tries to cover decades’ worth of franchise lore in three episodes. — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025 This season has been too disastrous, too injury-plagued and too disjointed to carry on into the future, right? — Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disjointed

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First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of disjointed was circa 1586

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disjointed

adjective
dis·​joint·​ed
1
: separated at or as if at the joint
2
: not clear and orderly : incoherent
disjointed conversation
disjointedly adverb
disjointedness noun

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