anacoluthon

[ˌanəkə'lu:θɒn, -θ(ə)n]

noun (plural anacolutha -θə) a construction in which the expected grammatical sequence is absent, for example while in the garden, the door banged shut.

Derivatives

anacoluthic adjective

Origin

C18: via late L. from Gk anakolouthon, from an- 'not' + akolouthos 'following'.