disjointed

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn.tɪd/
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Adjective

disjointed (comparative more disjointed, superlative most disjointed)

(figuratively) Not connected, coherent, or continuous.
The hours of his illness were disjointed and confusing as he drifted in and out of consciousness.
- 2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport‎:
  England can look forward to a quarter-final next weekend against a similarly struggling France, a reward they scarcely deserve on the evidence of this disjointed display.

Related terms

disjoined (adj)
disjoin (verb)

Translations

not connected, coherent, or continuous

Dutch: onsamenhangend (nl), als los zand
French: décousu (fr)
Maori: nakunaku
Spanish: deslavazado (es), sin trabazón

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