disjointedness

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Noun
  • The reasons for this cautious response are many, ranging from the precarious diplomatic implications of the conflict, disruptions to its energy security, and the embarrassing implications of allowing an ally to be destroyed.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Kenya Airways Saturday said flights were disrupted, with some diverted to the coastal city of Mombasa, and that disruptions would continue for hours.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Analysts and former diplomats told CNN that successive British governments have failed to strike the correct balance on China, resulting in a policy characterized by mistrust, skittishness and incoherence.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The Europe section highlights the incoherence of the grand plan.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • But for individuals experiencing schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, that validation may amplify paranoia, grandiosity, or self-destructive thinking.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The complaint states Geter Pinder suffers from severe emotional distress, anxiety, paranoia about her safety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other ailments.
    Abby Dodge, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The loneliness, disconnection and yearning embedded in his persona struck a chord with fans, many of whom, like Junior himself, were immigrants in the United States who felt the same.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Interestingly, though, many female writers express alienation through close attention to characters’ disconnection from their physical self.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Supporters argue that maintaining a consistent time year-round would reduce confusion, improve safety and enhance productivity.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Likely in response to the confusion, prominent cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi on Saturday urged Iran’s Assembly of Experts to act quickly to name a new supreme leader.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • City Attorney Ryan Denk shared concerns about the vagueness of the consequences for violating the ordinance and said the ordinance had to be enforced evenly.
    Lynne Hermansen, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The stress, this time around, comes from the level of disorganization currently plaguing the ER.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Mercury retrograde occurs three to four times a year, marking a period of disorganization and miscommunication, and therefore, a potent time for scuppering romance, break-ups, and surprise encounters with exes.
    Annabel Gat, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This fuzziness makes for an uncomfortable and maybe even confusing interpretation of her sexuality, but that’s part of the point.
    Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
  • If donning the jacket leather side up, pops of sherpa fuzziness will still be yours to enjoy, as the coat’s patch pockets are artfully topped by the material.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Disjointedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjointedness. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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