disjoined

[dis-joind]

adjective

1. separated; disunited.

2. Entomology.,  disjunct.

Other Word Forms

• undisjoined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disjoined¹

First recorded in 1565–75; disjoin + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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weakness of the US public health system, particularly around its data systems and tech infrastructure: they’re outdated, disjoined, and underfunded, which leaves the country vulnerable to infectious disease threats.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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Henze described this song cycle as an “encounter between Germany and Greece as conjured up by a poet whose brain was clouded by insanity and who expressed his vision in wonderful but apparently disjoined phrases.”

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But with three weeks to go before Wales play England in the World Cup, the injuries will have far more impact than the result of this lacklustre and disjoined match.

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Related Words

• isolated 
• removed 
• severed