uncoordinated

See also: uncoördinated

English

Alternative forms

• un-co-ordinated, unco-ordinated, uncoördinated

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

English coordinated

English uncoordinated

From un- + coordinated.

Adjective

uncoordinated (comparative more uncoordinated, superlative most uncoordinated)

1. (of a group or body etc.) Having components that act independently of each other.
2. (of a project etc.) Not coordinated or properly planned.
3. (of body movement) Lacking coordination.
   • 2011, Laurence Street, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Technology, page 125:

     Though occasionally a “flatliner” can be revived with a defib, it is most commonly used to change the uncoordinated contractions of the heart (fibrillation) into a normal sinus rhythm—that is, to defibrillate the heart.

Synonyms

• noncoordinated

Derived terms

• uncoordinatedly
• uncoordinatedness

Translations

Each item acting independently of others

• Finnish: johtamaton, koordinoimaton, ilman keskitettyä johtoa
• Māori: tautauāmoa

of a project etc

• Finnish: suunnittelematon (fi), koordinoimaton
• German: unkoordiniert (de)
• Māori: pōrahu, ninipa, pakihawa
• Romanian: necoordonat (ro)

of a body movement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不协调的

• Finnish: epätasapainoinen (fi), horjuva (fi)
• Māori: ninipa, pakihawa, pōrahu, pōrahurahu