disjointedness

noun

Definition of disjointednessnext
1
as in disruption

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2
as in incoherence

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  1. disruption
  2. incoherence
  3. disorder
  4. confusion
Noun
  • As insurers pull back from areas across the country exposed to climate change risks, where policies aren’t getting renewed is a key predictor of the disruption to come.
    Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Indeed, by the closing months of 1999, the consensus in the IT sector and government was that Y2K would be a bump in the road, with disruptions no worse than a winter storm.
    Zachary Loeb / Made by History, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of disruption
Noun
  • Getty herself died at eighty-four, after a long slide into incoherence.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • And on the home front, Biden and his advisers will have to free themselves of the crippling fear of running afoul of angry Cuban American exiles, a political calculus that leads invariably to policy incoherence and diplomatic frustration.
    Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2021
Definition of incoherence
Noun
  • Many individuals with autism also experience co-occurring health issues such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, seizures, or chronic gastrointestinal problems.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • For some, the declines were symptomatic of a greater disorder originating from within the league itself, something egregious enough to effectively drive a fifth of the audience away within the span of a single year.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • There was also confusion concerning Blaise’s whereabouts when Bailey died.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Avoid using jargon or complex language that could result in any confusion.
    James Bryant, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of confusion
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