disjointedness

noun

1
as in disruption

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2
as in incoherence

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Recent Examples of disjointedness Slow starts, Karl-Anthony Towns’ inconsistent offensive involvement and disjointedness on both ends of the floor have been pain points for this Knicks team all season under new head coach Mike Brown. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjointedness
  1. disruption
  2. incoherence
  3. disorder
  4. dimness
  5. disconnection
  6. vagueness
  7. confusion
  8. indirectness
Noun
  • While no one wants a bad night's sleep, most of us experience occasional sleep disruptions stemming from familiar culprits like late-night doomscrolling, too much caffeine, stress or an inconsistent bedtime routine.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • And as more employers trim down their workforces in the name of AI efficiencies, entry-level roles are more vulnerable to disruption.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of disruption
Noun
  • The root of this dysfunction goes back to Greenspan and his studied incoherence.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • But storefronts across the city have long been weird hodgepodges, rife with misspellings and aesthetic incoherence.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 22 June 2026
Definition of incoherence
Noun
  • Her 12-year-old son, Whitman, has autism and a neurological disorder called apraxia, in which the brain struggles to tell muscles how to move to form words or perform other motor skills.
    — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The platform also provides a framework for treating brain disorders using real-time feedback from the nervous system itself, Wang adds.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 July 2026
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • Both panels are wrapped by thin bezels and get up to 3500 nits of brightness, but only the Pro screen can drop to 1 nit of dimness (which is easier on the eyes for use in a dark room).
    — Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The dimness of the shuttle gallery also assists in the immersive fantasy, both as an artistic choice and a practical one due to the shuttle’s sensitivity to light.
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of dimness
Noun
  • Affluent travelers are paying a premium for experiences built around disconnection - not just from work, but from the constant noise of being online.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The high disconnection rate could also stem from Oklahoma’s lower-than-average income.
    — Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 25 June 2026
Definition of disconnection
Noun
  • Olson raised concerns about the vagueness and enforceability of the law — an issue law enforcement brought forward when GOP lawmakers introduced the bill during this year’s legislative session.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026
  • Or perhaps the vagueness stems from casting a mish-mash of Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Chinese and American actors.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of vagueness
Noun
  • Even though talks with the Boston Red Sox at last year’s deadline never got close, the confusion provided by an incorrect tweet announcing Ryan’s trade to New England put the pitcher at the top of every trade list before the season even began.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • There have been confusion and contradictions in the lead up to the visit over accommodation arrangements for the Sussex family.
    — Max Foster, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • More often, though, the indirectness and the anonymity of digital exchanges have sabotaged understanding.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of indirectness

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“Disjointedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjointedness. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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