DISJOINTED


Meaning of DISJOINTED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsdʒɔɪntɪd ]

1.

Disjointed words, thoughts, or ideas are not presented in a smooth or logical way and are therefore difficult to understand.

Sally was used to his disjointed, drunken ramblings.

= confused

ADJ

2.

Disjointed societies, systems, and activities are ones in which the different parts or elements are not as closely connected as they should be or as they used to be.

...our increasingly fragmented and disjointed society.

= divided

ADJ

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