disjointed

• Bezeichnet etwas, dem der zusammenhängende Aufbau oder die Verbindung fehlt; es wirkt unzusammenhängend, zerhackt oder ungeordnet.

Describes something that lacks a coherent sequence or connection; appears disconnected or out of order.

1. Lacking coherence or connectionB2formal

   Not connected or coherent; having parts that do not fit together logically.

   Zusammenhanglos

   • His speech was disjointed and hard to follow.
   • The essay felt disjointed, jumping from one topic to another.
   • She gave a disjointed account of what happened.

   Synonymeconfuseddisconnecteddisorganizedfragmentedgarbledincoherentinconsistentjumbledmuddledramblingscatteredunconnected

   Antonymecoherentconnectedcontinuouslogicalunified

2. Separated at the jointsC1formal

   Physically separated or disconnected, especially at the joints.

   Getrennt

   • The disjointed bones were carefully reassembled by the archaeologist.
   • The toy's arm became disjointed after rough play.
   • The skeleton was found with several disjointed vertebrae.

   Synonymedisconnecteddisjoineddislocatedseparated

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, Teile zu trennen oder auseinanderzunehmen, die normalerweise verbunden sind, oft im physischen oder abstrakten Sinn.

A verb used to indicate the act of separating or disconnecting parts that are normally joined, often in a physical or abstract sense.

1. C1formal

   To separate or disconnect parts that are normally joined together.

   Trennen

   • The surgeon had to disjoint the bones to repair the joint.
   • The mechanic disjointed the engine components for inspection.
   • The argument disjointed the two groups completely.

   Synonymedetachdisarticulatedisconnectdisjoindislocatedisuniteseparateseversunder

   Antonymeattachconnectjoinlinkunite

2. Disrupt or break apartC1formal

   To cause something to become disconnected or disorganized.

   Trennen oder auseinanderreißen

   • The sudden change disjointed the entire project timeline.
   • His speech disjointed the flow of the meeting.
   • The accident disjointed the traffic system for hours.

   Synonymebreak apartdisarticulatedisconnectdisjoindisuniteseparateseversplit

   Antonymeassemblecombineconnectjoinlinkunite