disjointedness

noun

Definition of disjointednessnext
1
as in disruption

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2
as in incoherence

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  1. disruption
  2. incoherence
  3. disorder
  4. confusion
Noun
  • The airlines and SpaceX didn’t immediately respond for request for comment on the disruptions.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
  • What's Next As temperatures drop and snow moves in by Sunday, New Yorkers should prepare for potential disruptions in travel and daily activities.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of disruption
Noun
  • And Pantera has less exposition than most heist flicks, which gives it an extra frisson of pleasant incoherence.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Getty herself died at eighty-four, after a long slide into incoherence.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of incoherence
Noun
  • This fluctuation sets recurring dreams apart from bad dreams triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychological condition in which people relive specific memories from their waking life with far less variation while asleep.
    Amanda Heidt, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Decades of research into how individuals and crowds actually behave – as well as what drives them into disorder and violence – have debunked these claims.
    Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • Here are three important steps that can make a difference: Simplify access to affordable internet programs: Right now, the USF includes several different programs to help people get connected, but they’re scattered across multiple agencies, creating confusion and frustration.
    Randy Ray, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This creates immense confusion about how we’re supposed to store and ship our online orders.
    Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of confusion
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