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disjointedness

/dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪdnəs/ noun

The state or condition of being disjointed.

Word Origin Disjointedness comes from disjointed, from disjoint, from dis- 'apart' and joint, from Latin iungere 'to join.' So disjointed means unjoined, separated. The same root gives us junction, conjugate, and yoga (union). Disjointedness is the state of being disconnected, lacking flow.

noun The state or condition of being disjointed. countable

The disjointedness of his narrative made the story difficult to follow.

(名词) 支离破碎；不连贯；杂乱无章

他叙述的支离破碎使得故事难以理解。

(sustantivo) El estado o condición de ser incoherente o desconectado.

Lo inconexo de su narrativa hizo que la historia fuera difícil de seguir.

(nom) incohérence; caractère décousu; morcellement; manque de cohésion [Caractère de ce qui est décousu, incohérent ou sans lien logique.]

Le disjointedness de son récit rendait l'histoire difficile à suivre.

(Substantiv) Zusammenhanglosigkeit; Unzusammenhängendheit [Der Zustand, in dem etwas unzusammenhängend, ungeordnet oder ohne logischen Zusammenhang ist.]

Die **disjointedness** seiner Erzählung machte die Geschichte schwer verständlich.

(名詞) ばらばらで筋が通らない状態、支離滅裂であること。

彼の話は支離滅裂で、物語の筋道をたどるのが難しかった。

(substantivo) desconexão; desarticulação; descontinuidade [O estado ou condição de ser desconexo.]

A desconexão de sua narrativa tornou a história difícil de acompanhar.

Synonyms: incoherence disconnectedness disunity fragmentation discontinuity Antonyms: coherence continuity connectedness unity
Word parts: dis + joint + ed + ness

Related words

disjoint joint junction juncture

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