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Disjointed vs Confused - What's the difference?

disjointed | confused | Related terms |

Disjointed is a related term of confused.


As adjectives the difference between disjointed and confused

is that disjointed is (figuratively) not connected, coherent, or continuous while confused is (lb) unable to think clearly or understand.

As a verb confused is

(confuse).

disjointed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (figuratively) Not connected, coherent, or continuous.
  • The hours of his illness were disjointed and confusing as he drifted in and out of consciousness.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Tom Fordyce , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England can look forward to a quarter-final next weekend against a similarly struggling France, a reward they scarcely deserve on the evidence of this disjointed display.}}

    confused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (confuse)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (lb) unable to think clearly or understand
  • (lb) disoriented
  • chaotic, jumbled or muddled
  • making no sense; illogical
  • embarrassed
  • Synonyms

    (checksyns) * puzzled * perplexed