Standard Lemma guide

disjointed

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn.tɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S JH OY1 N T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not connected, coherent, or continuous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • The hours of his illness were disjointed and confusing as he drifted in and out of consciousness.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having the paws and head (but not the tail) detached from the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Examples

  • a lion disjointed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Cut into pieces at the joints.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

lacking orderly continuity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a confused set of instructions
  • a confused dream about the end of the world
  • disconnected fragments of a story
  • scattered thoughts

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: confused, disconnected, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

separated at the joint

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a dislocated knee
  • a separated shoulder

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dislocated, separated

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

taken apart at the joints

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a disjointed fowl

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: onsamenhangend — not connected, coherent, or continuous
  • Dutch: als los zand — not connected, coherent, or continuous
  • French: décousu — not connected, coherent, or continuous
  • Māori: nakunaku — not connected, coherent, or continuous
  • Spanish: deslavazado — not connected, coherent, or continuous
  • Spanish: sin trabazón — not connected, coherent, or continuous
  • Spanish: inconexo — not connected, coherent, or continuous
  • Spanish: deshilvanado — not connected, coherent, or continuous
  • Spanish: desjuntado — not connected, coherent, or continuous