disjoint

[dis-joint]

verb (used with object)

1. to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.

2. to put out of order; derange.

verb (used without object)

1. to come apart.

2. to be dislocated; be out of joint.

adjective

1. Mathematics.

   1. (of two sets) having no common elements.

   2. (of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.

2. Obsolete.,  disjointed; out of joint.

disjoint

/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt /

verb

1. to take apart or come apart at the joints

2. (tr) to disunite or disjoin

3. to dislocate or become dislocated

4. (tr; usually passive) to end the unity, sequence, or coherence of

adjective

1. maths (of two sets) having no members in common

2. obsolete,  disjointed

Word History and Origins

Origin of disjoint¹

1400–50; late Middle English disjointen to destroy < Anglo-French, Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre to disjoin

Example Sentences

"I didn't see myself in that. It was a very disjointed idea of how I felt and how I saw autism," she said,

From BBC

"Rangers were disjointed, nobody knew the shape or the tactics, but somehow they found a way to win the game," said former Northern Ireland international Stephen Craigan on Sportsound.

From BBC

By not committing entirely to backing up the press in a man-to-man fashion, United's press was disjointed - meaning City had a free man somewhere.

From BBC

“Verbiage, memes, targeting, crude humor and cultural references that are immediately available often telegraph motives for violent symbolic attacks, but can also be amorphous or disjointed,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The Jets’ offense still looks disjointed without Aaron Rodgers, while the Steelers should be steady enough to grind out points with Rodgers on their side.

From Los Angeles Times