What is the meaning of scattered?

verb

• To cause to separate and go in different directions.
  • usage: "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
  • synonyms: disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
• Move away from each other.
  • usage: "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
  • synonyms: disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
• Distribute loosely.
  • usage: "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
  • synonyms: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
• Sow by scattering.
  • usage: "scatter seeds"
  • synonyms: scatter
• Cause to separate.
  • usage: "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
  • synonyms: break up, disperse, scatter
• Strew or distribute over an area.
  • usage: "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
  • synonyms: spread, scatter, spread out

adjective

• Occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space.
  • usage: "scattered showers"; "scattered villages"
• Lacking orderly continuity.
  • usage: "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