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N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective

支離滅裂(しりめつれつ)incoherent, inconsistent, illogical, disorderly, confused, nonsensical

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective

      1.

      incoherent, inconsistent, illogical, disorderly, confused, nonsensical

      Yojijukugo

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    支離滅裂 【しりめつれつ】

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      子供(こども)はよく支離滅裂(しりめつれつ)(はなし)をします。

      Children often tell nonsensical stories.

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      部長(ぶちょう)説明(せつめい)支離滅裂(しりめつれつ)(まった)理解(りかい)できません。

      The manager's explanation was completely incoherent; I couldn't make any sense of it.

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      子犬(こいぬ)()らかした支離滅裂(しりめつれつ)状態(じょうたい)部屋(へや)片付(かたづ)ける。

      I'm cleaning up the room that the puppy left in a disorderly mess.

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      先生(せんせい)支離滅裂(しりめつれつ)(はなし)ではなく順序(じゅんじょ)(ととの)った(はなし)をしなさいと()われた。

      The teacher told me to stop telling incoherent stories and speak in a logical order.

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      あんなにしっかりしていた(はは)認知(にんち)(しょう)(わずら)支離滅裂(しりめつれつ)(はなし)をするようになった。

      My once-reliable mother developed dementia and started saying incoherent things.

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