as in confusing
not clearly or logically connected
a disjointed harangue about a hodgepodge of things that are supposedly wrong with our society
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as in divided
to set or force apart
disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying
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as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war
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Recent Examples of disjointed
Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
The former president's public addresses have seemingly become more disjointed and unfocused in recent months, something The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman raised on CNN's The Source show last month.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
The very diversity that sometimes makes this ecosystem feel disjointed is also what propels it forward.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Perhaps this premiere is a bit disjointed in its hopping between protagonists, lacking the focused drive of the first season.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Its winding, disjointed, miles contain more interesting people and places than even an ambitious guidebook writer could ever hope to chronicle.
—Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
The former president's public addresses have seemingly become more disjointed and unfocused in recent months, something The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman raised on CNN's The Source show last month.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
The very diversity that sometimes makes this ecosystem feel disjointed is also what propels it forward.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Perhaps this premiere is a bit disjointed in its hopping between protagonists, lacking the focused drive of the first season.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjointed
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The war in Ukraine has disrupted the flow of grain to Africa, and Houthi attacks on commercial shipping are causing supply chain problems in Europe and across Asia and the Americas.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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But 2023 disrupted this pattern.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Premier League this season is inconsistent, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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True, Anthony Richardson is wildly inconsistent but he’s got the big arm to burn the Broncos deep as Jameis Winston did before Denver’s bye.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The patient pulled up the leg of his jeans and disconnected his metal ankle prosthesis from the socket.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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We’re disconnected from our animal self.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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However, the Madea star said his science teacher then asked him about dissecting the animal, which confused a young Perry.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Not to be confused with the unrelated Veemo velomobile, the VeMoo was invented by French entrepreneurs Sebastian Hurstel and Arnaud Audrezet.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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Prediction: Bengals 37, Cowboys 30 Matt Levine: The Bengals have been one of the more frustrating teams this season.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles know their offense can’t devolve into a frustrating mess for a second straight season.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Malibu Village mall is separated from the coast by two rows of houses, a golf course and Pacific Coast Highway, yet is still at risk because of its proximity to not just the ocean but also Malibu Lagoon.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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But while ponytail holders and bobby pins might fare well when given the clear Ziploc baggie treatment, delicate bracelets, earrings, and necklaces can quickly get knotted with other pieces if they’re not separated.Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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While many said they were disturbed by the brutal shooting, others reacted with indifference, or in some cases schadenfreude.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The publication disturbed some Jewish students, according to the Post.Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Excited delirium deaths in South Florida and across the country share commonalities: a sweating, agitated, incoherent man detached from reality — often high on cocaine or synthetic drugs — is restrained, sometimes aggressively, by police.Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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The audience follows her perspective across history to show that all of those seemingly incoherent mumblings sprinkled throughout the previous episodes can be strung together to form crucial clues about what comes later in the season.EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Disjointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjointed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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