disjointed
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5.5
- adjective
- /dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd/
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dislocado
- Following the fall, she noticed her ankle appeared disjointed, prompting her to seek medical help.
Examples
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After the accident, the doctor examined the patient's disjointed arm and confirmed that it needed immediate attention.
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Does your winter joint supplement routine feel a little, well, disjointed?
Blog text (34) -
I can sympathize with being so disjointed from your own body and soul that you could believe lies about them.
Blog text (31) -
Aurin Striate looked as gaunt and faded now as he had in the shadows and darkness of the lava fields; his angular body was loose and disjointed as he moved, nothing working quite as it should.
Fiction book (1992) -
The climbers carefully navigated the disjointed rocks on the mountain, ensuring each step was secure.
Synonyms
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2.1
Not joined to another thing and kept apart
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4.3
Something loose and not fixed to the thing it belongs to
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4.2
Not fixed to anything so it can move freely
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4.9
Not joined to something it was attached to before
A joint forced apart so the bones are not in their normal place
A joint that is out of its normal place so two bones no longer meet
Separated so parts are not connected anymore
Not connected to another thing, like a beam or wire
Not physically connected or locked so parts can move apart
Not connected or joined, so parts seem separate
Made of separate parts that do not touch each other
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Morphology
Etymology
Disjointed comes from dis- meaning 'apart' and joint meaning 'where two parts meet', like a shoulder or knee. So a disjointed finger is one that is separated at its joint and must be put back together.