disjointed

Questions about disjointed

What does disjointed mean?

disjointed means "lacking orderly continuity". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in disjointed?

disjointed has 3 syllables: dis-join-ted. The stress falls on "join". In IPA it is /dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd/.

What is another word for disjointed?

Close synonyms include confused, disconnected, disordered, garbled, illogical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is disjointed a common word?

disjointed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.