disjointedness

noun

1
as in disruption

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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
  • Asian economies are among the biggest customers of energy shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea, making any prolonged disruption particularly consequential for the region.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • First, through funding from technology-native companies; and second, through disruption in distribution, whether via streaming or other non-conventional forms that are now mainstream.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of disruption
Noun
  • Setting up constraints helps prevent incoherence from arising in the first place.
    — Madhu Shashanka, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • With a suffocating debt and pension load, and another looming budget deficit, Chicago cannot afford incoherence on this important fiscal and social issue.
    — Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of incoherence
Noun
  • The study also found that greater night-to-night sleep irregularity and more wakefulness during the night were associated with higher risks of several conditions, including anxiety and substance use disorders.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Argenx has racked up a series of wins in autoimmune disorders en route to becoming one of the world’s largest biotechs based on market cap.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • One acrylic piece plus one strip of 12 percent NDF knocked the display back to just about the perfect dimness, comparable to my existing cheap bedside clock.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of dimness
Noun
  • Significant debt may also result in utility disconnection once winter shut-off protections no longer apply.
    — Sanya Carley, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Unplugged travel and no-phone retreats bake disconnection right into the experience, while school phone restrictions are creating structured periods without constant smartphone access.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of disconnection
Noun
  • Word-of-mouth dies from vagueness more often than from distrust.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • What erodes trust is vagueness, backtracking and the sense that someone is managing you rather than leveling with you.
    — Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of vagueness
Noun
  • According to MedlinePlus, symptoms can include a sudden severe headache, sudden dizziness or trouble walking, sudden confusion, and sudden numbness or weakness in the face.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Other online missives expressed optimism, but many revealed some combination of grief, confusion, and fear.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 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 10 Oct. 2026.

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