Dictionary Definition
disjointed adj
1 lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of
instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world";
"disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn:
confused, disconnected, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected]
2 taken apart at the joints; "a disjointed
fowl"
3 separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a
separated shoulder" [syn: dislocated, separated]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
- Not connected,
coherent, or continuous.
- The hours of his illness were disjointed and confusing as he drifted in and out of consciousness.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aimless, alienated, confused, detached, directionless, disarranged, disarticulated, disconnected, discontinuous, disengaged, disjoined, disjoint, disjunct, dislocated, disordered, disorderly, disorganized, dispersed, displaced, disunited, divided, divorced, estranged, fitful, inchoate, incoherent, isolated, jumbled, loose, mixed up, muddled, out, out of gear, out of joint,
rambling, removed, scattered, segregated, separated, sequestered, shut off, split
up, unconnected,
unhinged, unjointed, unorganized