disjointed speech
- noun
- /dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd spiːch/
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discurso desarticulado
- His disjointed speech left the audience confused.
Examples
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Her disjointed speech made it clear she was under a lot of stress.
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After the accident, he displayed disjointed speech and could not finish his sentences.
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The defendant's disjointed speech confused the jury during the trial.
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She often struggles with disjointed speeches during presentations.
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The patient expressed his thoughts in disjointed speech during the therapy session, making it hard for the therapist to understand him.
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Her disjointed speech left the audience confused, as she jumped from one topic to another without clear connections.
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During the interview, he spoke in disjointed speech, which made it difficult for the panel to follow his main points.
Synonyms
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5.5
Long confused speech or writing that is hard to follow
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4.4
Soft, happy sounds a baby makes before speaking clearly
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7.9
Fast, unclear talk that is hard to understand
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9.9
Confusing speech or writing that makes no sense
Antonyms
How Disjointed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'disjointed' means disconnected or incoherent and 'speech' refers to spoken expression, so their combination directly yields the meaning 'speech lacking coherence.' This is a straightforward adjective + noun compositional pattern found across languages and thus readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Disjointed speech comes from a simple picture: disjointed means 'not joined', like a puppet with loose parts, so the words feel separate and jump around. That's why disjointed speech means talking that is not connected and hard to follow.