Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being disjointed.
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- noun The state or condition of being
disjointed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun lacking order or coherence
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Examples
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Eric Watkinson presenting on behalf of the Food and Allied Workers union, referred to this issue as "disjointedness".
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There were lags between questions and answers, and the disjointedness of the content meant that no topic got more than a quick going-over.
Alan Schroeder: A Novelty, Not a Revolution: The Republican Twitter Debate Alan Schroeder 2011
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That's why, when there have been significant numbers of new people arriving in neighbourhoods, perhaps not able to speak the same language as those living there, on occasions not really wanting or even willing to integrate, that has created a kind of discomfort and disjointedness in some neighbourhoods.
David Cameron says that immigrants should learn English 2011
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That's why, when there have been significant numbers of new people arriving in neighbourhoods … perhaps not able to speak the same language as those living there … on occasions not really wanting or even willing to integrate … that has created a kind of discomfort and disjointedness in some neighbourhoods.
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David Cameron will warn that immigrants unable to speak English or unwilling to integrate have created a "kind of discomfort and disjointedness" which has disrupted communities across Britain.
David Cameron says that immigrants should learn English 2011
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There were lags between questions and answers, and the disjointedness of the content meant that no topic got more than a quick going-over.
Alan Schroeder: A Novelty, Not a Revolution: The Republican Twitter Debate Alan Schroeder 2011
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There were lags between questions and answers, and the disjointedness of the content meant that no topic got more than a quick going-over.
Alan Schroeder: A Novelty, Not a Revolution: The Republican Twitter Debate Alan Schroeder 2011
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"When there have been significant numbers of new people arriving in neighborhoods ... on occasions not really wanting or even willing to integrate that has created a kind of discomfort and disjointedness in some neighborhoods," he said.
Immigration Divides U.K. Ruling Coalition Ainsley Thomson 2011
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There were lags between questions and answers, and the disjointedness of the content meant that no topic got more than a quick going-over.
Alan Schroeder: A Novelty, Not a Revolution: The Republican Twitter Debate Alan Schroeder 2011
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Business Secretary Vince Cable said Mr. Cameron's speech, in which he talked of an influx of immigrants sometimes leading to "discomfort and disjointedness," risked inflaming extremism.
Immigration Divides U.K. Ruling Coalition Ainsley Thomson 2011
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