disjoin

[dis-join]

verb (used with object)

1. to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.

verb (used without object)

1. to become disunited; separate.

disjoin

/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪn /

verb

1. to disconnect or become disconnected; separate

Other Word Forms

• disjoinable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disjoin¹

1475–85; Middle English disjoinen < Old French desjoindre < Latin disjungere, equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + jungere to join

Example Sentences

"As the body metabolizes the rapamycin, the two fragments disjoin, deactivating the system."

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The pandemic highlighted the underlying weakness of the US public health system, particularly around its data systems and tech infrastructure: they’re outdated, disjoined, and underfunded, which leaves the country vulnerable to infectious disease threats.

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It is Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission President, who excuses his wobbly entrance with a somewhat disjoined aria about his sciatica, which then turns into a plea for more military powers for the European Union.

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I was sitting at the front window of Rogers Park Social, a bar on the north side of Chicago, when the gunshots rang out – a dozen, at least, in a disjoined, chaotic pattern.

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When Brutus, in contemplating the assassination of Caesar, says that “the abuse of greatness is, when it disjoins / Remorse from power,” the lines feel shockingly apropos.

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