Meaning : Occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space.
Example :
Scattered showers.
Scattered villages.
Meaning : Lacking orderly continuity.
Example :
A confused set of instructions.
A confused dream about the end of the world.
Disconnected fragments of a story.
Scattered thoughts.
Synonyms : confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, unconnected