disjointed
pronunciation
How to pronounce disjointed in British English:
UK [dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd]
How to pronounce disjointed in American English:
US [dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd]
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- Adjective:
- lacking orderly continuity
- taken apart at the joints
- separated at the joint
Word Origin
- disjointed (adj.)
- 1640s, past participle adjective from disjoint (mid-15c.), from Old French desjoindre, from Latin disiungere, from dis- (see dis-) + iungere (see jugular).
Example
- 1. Like life itself , it is seemingly aimless , disjointed on occasion and full of truth and poetry .
- 2. Harmony and lyricism are hard to find in a world which can seem so disjointed , and mr hill 's growling " lyric-loutish " voice ensures a reader never forgets this .
- 3. According to several people familiar with the discussions , the industry attendees left the meeting intent on exploring the idea given their frustrations that europe 's disjointed market has impeded their ability to compete .
- 4. When the military and political violence of democrats and dictators goes on for several generations , social values are distorted , and human values are disjointed .
- 5. To an unusual degree , the reader is left to make sense of a disjointed plot in which key bits of information are either missing or vague .